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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.

Goal Post: No Real Progress to Report

I’m not even going to look at what my goals were.  Doubt I made any of them because this week had an unexpected hurdle.  It’s one that may carry through the entire summer from the look of things. For those … Continue reading

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Starting at the End: Reverse Chronology

Don’t hold the term in the title against me.  I couldn’t find a consistent label for when a story starts at the end.  ‘Reverse chronology’ caught my eye a few times and I liked the sound of it.  Makes sense … Continue reading

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How to Use Prologues, Part 5, Backstory Delivery

Hi SErs! It’s a day of Harmony here at Story Empire 🙂 Today, I’d like to talk about Backstory Delivery in a prologue. Here’s a link to the previous … How to Use Prologues, Part 5, Backstory Delivery

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Poetry Day: Booting Up

(Anybody else relate to this one?) My laptop wakes like a drunken snail. I only need to check my email. A shadow of its former speed. Does it not know my urgent need? I rarely add a program to its … Continue reading

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In Medias Res: Starting a Story in the Middle

This is what caused me to think up this week’s topic: IN MEDIAS RES.  I’d never heard of it even though I’m sure I’ve seen it.  This is very popular in film noir, but it shows up in plenty of … Continue reading

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Things in Books that Annoy Readers

Hello SEers, It’s John again. Happy Hump Day. Today I want to talk about things that annoy readers. In doing so, maybe we can all avoid putting … Things in Books that Annoy Readers

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Teaser Tuesday: Everyone Wants Darwin

As I said, the action scenes are different for Darwin.  He runs away and causes chaos a lot, so you won’t get tons of head-t0-head battles.  That’s just not his style.  So, I hope this gives you a decent idea … Continue reading

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Starting Stories at the Start

Did you know that a story can start at any point?  I’m sure most people did, but they aren’t always easy to pull off.  I’ve never had the urge to start a story from the middle or the end, but … Continue reading

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WRITING AND COMMON MISTAKES

Hi SEers! Denise here to talk about common grammar errors in writing. Back in the day, run-on sentences used to be a big problem. My teachers would … WRITING AND COMMON MISTAKES

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The Endangered Giants: Elephants

I was surprised to see that I never made an animal post about elephants.  Didn’t even have them on my list.  Maybe I did it and can’t find it, but you would think they would be early in my posting … Continue reading

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