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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.

How a sampling of international authors approaches marketing: Part 2- Authors Kathleen Harryman and John Dolan weigh in

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Posted by Joy York This post is the second half of my effort to share marketing ideas and techniques used by a sampling of authors from around the … How a sampling of international authors approaches marketing: Part 2- Authors … Continue reading →

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What Do You Know About Autism?

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m sure someone will argue with something up above.  Anyway, this is the end of the ‘Autism Awareness Month’ posts.  I’m curious to know if anybody learned anything interesting about autism.  Not only from my posts, but over the years … Continue reading →

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Using Transforming Weapons

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This might be a fairly niche topic, but we’ll see how it goes.  Definitely won’t be connecting to stories that don’t have action scenes.  After all, why have a weapon that can be transformed if you aren’t going to have … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Is Closing After 20 Years. What Went Wrong? What Will Replace It?

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

After 20 Years, NaNoWriMo Announces Closure. Is AI to Blame? NaNoWriMo Is Closing After 20 Years. What Went Wrong? What Will Replace It?

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Marine Mammal Rescues

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I saw an article a few months back about whales beaching themselves and nobody really knowing why.  There are many theories and it’s believed each situation is a collection of different factors.  Could be that the animal was sick or … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Back to Work And Needing a Break

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The week started off with me still in Oswego and making my way back down on Sunday.  I got home with enough time to unpack, do laundry, and get to bed early.  No energy or time for Darwin & the Beast … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Keeping a Story Flowing

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

We all have preferences for flow in a story.  Let’s see what everyone thinks: What do you think is a good tool for creating seamless breaks in a story? What sport would you compare writing to in terms of maintaining … Continue reading →

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Punctuation Part IV: Ellipsis (. . .)

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Greetings Storytellers, Diana here today with another . . . riveting piece of punctuation: the ellipsis! I thought this one was going to be easy . . … Punctuation Part IV: Ellipsis (. . .)

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Poetry Day: Pixelated Memory

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(Long ago, I had the time and energy to play a bunch of video games.  Probably wasn’t the biggest gamer, but I enjoyed the hobby.  Now, I barely play unless my son is here, so all I have are the … Continue reading →

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Threats to Story Flow

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Keeping a story flowing is more difficult than people realize.  In fact, I think there are multiple threats to this essential of storytelling.  These are from my own experience, so I’m sure there are more. Concurrent Adventures This is when … Continue reading →

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