Author Archives: Charles Yallowitz

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.

Teaser Tuesday: Eager Recruits

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a fun introduction.  At the time, I wasn’t entirely sure where the characters would go too.  Not the way I expected in the end, but it all worked out.  Check out War of Nytefall: Anarchy as a $2.99 eBook … Continue reading →

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Working with Touch Attacks

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is probably a fairly niche concept.  Let me first explain what I mean by touch attacks: A touch attack is usually a power or spell that is triggered by physical contact.  For example, Rogue’s energy draining ability.  This cannot … Continue reading →

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Check This Out: My Checkered Life: A Marriage Memoir

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m always pleased to welcome the marvelous Marian Beaman on the blog. She’s here to talk about her latest memoir, My Checkered Life: A Marriage … Check This Out: My Checkered Life: A Marriage Memoir

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Metaphysical elements in writing – essential oils and herbs

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Greetings, SE’ers! It’s Jan again with another post about metaphysical elements, which can add an extra dimension to fiction writing. Today, I’m … Metaphysical elements in writing – essential oils and herbs

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The Big, Not Really Bad Wolf

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve hesitant about this animal for a while.  Mostly because I really wanted to do a post on it, but it would be difficult.  The reason for this is because there are 32 subspecies of wolf, which includes 24 New … Continue reading →

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Spring Break Comes to a Close

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Technically, I still have 2 days left of Spring Break, but I’m mostly going to be writing and trying to rest up for the week.  It’s going to be a weird period of time going fast and slow at the … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Teachers in Fiction

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

We did students on Wednesday, so let’s look at teachers.  Getting right into it since there’s not much more of a set up. The teacher doesn’t have to be an alcoholic, druggie, hermit, or any other type of troubled character.  … Continue reading →

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BIRTH ORDER and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: The Lastborn

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Hello, Story Empire friends, Gwen with you today. Together we’ll focus on birth order as it relates to character development. We’ve considered the … BIRTH ORDER and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: The Lastborn

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Poetry Day: Drink With Me

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(I did quite a few humorous drinking poems.  Probably because I had a better tolerance back then.  These days, I don’t drink much.  Body doesn’t really like it and my anxiety issues get amplified, so it’s best for me to … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Student Characters

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

To be clear, this is mostly about a main hero who is a student with a mentor.  So, we’re not looking at general student characters, but those who are in the spotlight.  They don’t even have to go to a … Continue reading →

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