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.

INTRODUCING FOOD TO YOUR WIP

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Noelle Granger here with my first post on Story Empire. Over my next few posts, I hope to add “Food” to your writing menu. I don’t know about you, … INTRODUCING FOOD TO YOUR WIP

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Revisit: Unstoppable

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This was first published on February 16, 2013 and it’s a weird one.  Only because I would go on to make Nyx and Clyde more susceptible to losing.  I still think a ‘versus’ between characters from different worlds is inherently … Continue reading →

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Happy Gary Gygax Day

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

So, who is Gary Gygax?  He is the man who helped to create ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and tends to be the main name associated with it.  This game was clearly based on Tolkien’s work, but Gygax allowed people to live … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Inches Crawled

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The title pretty much says it all.  Since the last post, I only managed to type in one chapter of edits for Darwin & the Beast Collector.  I was hoping for more, but last Sunday was busier than expected.  Well, I … Continue reading →

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Revisit- The Critic: Ally and Nemesis of the Artist

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This was first posted on February 6, 2013 and it’s pretty clear.  A critic can be seen as helpful and harmful.  I think my opinion has changes slightly in that I’m much more cautious about listening.  This is more with … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Envy Rondelet

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(A rondelet is a 7-line poem where the first line is repeated on line 3 and 7.  The refrain lines are usually 4 syllables and the other 4 lines are 8.  These were tough, so I hope I got them … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Magic of Support

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted on January 27, 2013, I still don’t know about the question I wanted to ask after this post.  The one I would ask now is: Has anyone else had an encounter similar to the one I described?  One with … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Begrudging Allies

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a fun scene from Beginning of a Hero and one that I remember changing a lot during the editing process.  Every time I altered my plan for Kira, I had to come back to this scene and change the … Continue reading →

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Colors – How they can enhance your characters and settings – #7 BROWN

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Hello, SE’ers!!! It’s Jan here again with another deep dive into a specific color and how we can use it to show more about our characters or enhance … Colors – How they can enhance your characters and settings – … Continue reading →

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Revisit: The Rejection Letter: Inspiration, Pain, and Kindling

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted on January 19th, 2013, this is a fun one.  Not really much else to add to it since it’s right to the point.  People who weren’t following me back then might get a kick out of the final question … Continue reading →

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