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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.

Hector’s Hotel Hoisting Hypermart: No Swinging On Display Chandeliers

Welcome!  Watch your step as you come out of the narrow pass since there’s a cliff right over here. We had a railing, but it was knocked down by a visiting buffalo imitator convention.  They felt like they had to … Continue reading →

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How to Use Colors in your Book Covers

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
A couple of years ago, I posted an infographic on How Color Can Boost Your Book Sales. Today, I am sharing some tips on color connotations courtesy of Dan Matthews of Avasam. They will…

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Teaser Tuesday: Putting on a Show #fantasy #adventure

Here is a fun excerpt from Legends of Windemere: Curse of the Dark Wind that might have a little bit of spoiler.  It’s part of a fight scene, so you get to see Sari in action. Sari is caught off-guard when the … Continue reading →

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Check This Out: The Edge of Anything

Originally posted on El Space–The Blog of L. Marie:
With me on the blog today is another of my awesome Secret Gardener classmates from VCFA: Nora Shalaway Carpenter. You might remember her from this post. She’s here to talk about…

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The One-Time Use Power

Back when I wrote my topic list, I had a bunch of examples for what I’m talking about here, but I forgot them.  Sorry about that.  I did remember one that really brings the general idea to the forefront.  Couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Mini-Reviews of a Bunch of Anime

For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been watching a lot of anime.  Some of it I have mentioned like Fairy Tail, Naruto, and My Hero Academia.  I’ve been watching these series with my son.  They’re fairly big ones too.  By myself, I … Continue reading →

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A Week of Work, Holidays, Birthdays, and Limited Exposure

Another week of schoolwork and housework.  Look, I’ve got very little else going on here since New York is such a mess.  Things were a little easier since our spring break was supposed to start on Thursday and we have … Continue reading →

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A Heaven for Toasters: Chapter 10

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
After relaunching A Heaven for Toasters, complete with new cover, I promised to publish it here in installments. Here’s the next chapter. Note: You can find a link to all published chapters at the…

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7 Tips to Writing Characters with Anxiety

A few disclaimers here because we’re heading into delicate territory again. Eh, I’m just copying and pasting here.  I am not an expert on mental health by any means.  I read up on it and have my own experiences to … Continue reading →

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Going from Inspiration to Inception

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Ciao, SEers. Last time it was my turn, I wrote about the first step in writing your masterpiece—idea generation. Some would argue that’s the most important part. Without that initial spark of creativity, wherever it…

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