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.

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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Happy National Ice Cream Day

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Perfect time of year for this holiday.  At least for this part of the world where we have summer.  So: What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?  (Gold Medal Ribbon from Baskin Robbins) What’s your least favorite?  (Mint chocolate chip) What’s … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Hot, Busy, and Aching

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This was definitely a big work week because the humidity caused me to have little energy for more.  I spent time with my son, which included a zoo trip last Sunday.  They reopened the ‘World of Darkness’ at the Bronx … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Windemere: The Silent Character

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Published on January 13, 2013, this feels like another post where things that now feel obvious just dawn on me.  I would eventually go on to talk a few times about the setting being as much of a character as … Continue reading →

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