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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.

Hero Motivation vs Villain Motivation

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was asked a few months back to write about the motivations of heroes and villains.  This was the be done separately, but I found the topics overlapping.  That and I thought it would work better as a comparison.  After … Continue reading →

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How To Promote Your Book On Instagram

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
You may remember Kurt Walker from his recent posts, 9 Ways To Market Your Book With No Money and 7 Things to Do Before Your Book Is Released. Kurt is a digital marketer and…

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Derailing Bedlam: End of the Brakeless Line Part 4 (GRAND FINALE!) #fiction #adventure

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

First, a big thank you to everyone who has followed this entire story.  Hope you all enjoy the ending.  Will Cassidy and Lloyd ever return?  I don’t know.  For now, they’re going to be relaxing and taking smaller jobs.  I … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Violence

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was trying to decide if I wanted to do this as a thought piece or a poem.  The former won because I didn’t think the latter would work too well.  This is actually connected to when I did a … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Legends: Trinity the Queen of Shayd #fantasy #adventure

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Where to even begin with Trinity?  Over the course of Legends of Windemere, she has worn the mask of a villain, hero, savior, tormentor, victim, friend, rival, and a few others.  I think she’s the most diverse one of the whole cast … Continue reading →

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Mary’s Magnificent Muse Mart: Trade-Ins Only on Thursday

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Come on in and put on a toga to join in the ambiance.  It isn’t mandatory and you can put it over your clothes.  Judging from the eye twitches, I’d say you’re an artist with either a deadline or more … Continue reading →

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Special Offer – Receive a Free Audio Book

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Don Massenzio To celebrate the release of a number of my books in audio book format, I’m running a special promotion. Take a look at the book descriptions in this edition of my newsletter. If you see a book you’d … Continue reading →

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Project Phoenix Take Too Many to Count Part 2

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here is part 2 for the post from LAST SUNDAY! I was explaining this umbrella thing and got through two of the big titles as well as one of the obscure ones.  Most of these fall under being smaller too, … Continue reading →

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Think I’m Just Going To Lie Down For A Min . . . ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

How tiring and rough was this week?  I think I just cricked my neck by looking up at the ceiling.  I know I got 6-7 hours of sleep every night, so I’m rested.  I didn’t even jump out of bed … Continue reading →

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Fate of the Self-Righteous

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Much of the self-righteous character depends on the landing.  You can have them be a jerk for the entire story and then redeem them with a good ending.  I don’t mean good as in happy, but a well-written one.  There … Continue reading →

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