Author Archives: Charles Yallowitz

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.

Immortal Wars: The Summoning Part 26 #fiction #throwback

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

(Previously on Immortal Wars.) (Again, we shall revel in my teenage originality. Everyone groan in unison.) Disclaimer: Immortal Wars was the book I came up with and wrote in high school. I hadn’t even hit college by the time I wrote the … Continue reading →

Posted in Immortal Wars | Tagged fiction, first book, heroes, high school, Immortal Wars, magic, science fiction, space, superheroes, unedited, villains | 6 Comments

7 Tips to Writing a Physical Description that Works

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Don’t go jumping to the comments just yet. Jessica makes a good point. Our characters are what we make them, so we shouldn’t blame them for it. We do have to be careful on how we go about doing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 7, attractive, authors, characters, eyes, hair, humor, physical descriptions, plain, sexy, tips, try not to be mean, ugly | 28 Comments

Teaser Tuesday: A Favorite Scene #vampires #fantasy

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve decided to start promoting the War of Nytefall stories since my goal is to release the newest volume around Labor Day. This is one of my favorite scenes from the start of it all, War of Nytefall: Loyalty. Really showcases … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaser Tuesday, War of Nytefall | Tagged Clyde, Dawn Fangs, excerpts, fantasy, loyalty, Mab, sword & sorcery, teaser Tuesday, vampires, War of Nytefall, Windemere | 4 Comments

The Physical Description: A Necessary & Surprisingly Difficult Piece

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I think we can take this for granted. Physical descriptions come off a little like a ‘duh’ concept. We need to know what our characters look like to some extent. Otherwise, every reader gets their own visual with no similarities. … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts | Tagged appearance, eyes, face, fiction, five senses, hair, physical description, writing | 32 Comments

Check out Guns of Perdition

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Entertaining Stories:
Let’s welcome Jessica Bakkers this morning. She’s released a new novel, and it sounds like a fun one. I have this one on my list, and might even be reading it by the time this…

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Five Cover Reveals

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Staci Troilo:
Ciao, amici! Yep, you read the title right. I’ve got FIVE cover reveals to share today, all penned under my alter ego’s name, D.L. Cross. And I’ve got definitive release dates, too. Ready? Here we…

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Drawing with the Kiddo

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I rearranged things for a fun post today. This isn’t about me really. My son has been doing art using a Youtube channel called ‘Art for Kids Hub’. It was introduced to us during a school assignment and he did … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogging, Spotlight | Tagged art, Beast Boy, Captain Underpants, Cyborg, fun, godzilla, how to train your dragon, Light Fury, mega man, Mewtwo, Night Fury, parenting, Raven, Robin, Silkie, son, Starfire, Teen Titans, Toothless | 11 Comments

Fireworks? Eh, That’s Old News. Time for Goals

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Seriously, there have been fireworks going off almost nightly for at least three weeks. If I didn’t have a son, I wouldn’t have noticed them any more. Doesn’t look like any official shows are going on, so we’ll probably head … Continue reading →