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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: Freezing And Frantic

Okay, not really frantic, but I am stressed.  We had a snow day on Monday due to Sunday’s blizzard.  Lots of shoveling and resultant aching of the body.  Nothing says fun like clearing the driveway and then a plow comes … Continue reading

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#1 of 2025: The Baiji or Yangtze River Dolphin

(Originally posted on January 12, 2025.) I don’t remember what I searched up to find the baiji, which is a freshwater dolphin once found in China.  It is the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human actions.  Yet, it … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: That The Best You Can Do?

(A poem about bullying.) Tubby and four-eyes Beanpole and shrimp So many insults From our battered youth Taken from the obvious Before we grew our sass And learned to sling true barbs   Yet many stay behind Retaining lamest arrows … Continue reading

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Bad Advice from AI: Crappy First Drafts

New writers receive so much advice early in their journey, the last thing they need is inaccurate advice from a bot. If you missed the first post in … Bad Advice from AI: Crappy First Drafts

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7 Tips to Mirror Matches

Mirror matches can be fun and you don’t have to be too complicated.  Then again, making things very simple can have the whole thing fall flat.  What are some ways to make the mirror match more effective? Put some thought … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Timoran Wrath

(Good old Timoran.  This is when the covers changed a bit too.  Learned that many readers will think a change of cover still signifies a new series.  Didn’t matter that the series title was the same.  Weird.)   Hair– Red Eyes– Blue … Continue reading

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How to Pitch a non-fiction book to a publisher

In my last post, Writing for Magazines, I discussed how writers could branch out into non-fiction, even if they usually write fiction. Many of us … How to Pitch a non-fiction book to a publisher

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The Mirror Match

Now, this is different from a character fighting their evil twin or a clone.  In that scenario, the combatants are identical in most, if not every, way.  A mirror match differs in that they characters are opposites in some fashion.  … Continue reading

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Happy . . . Unhappy Opposite Day?

It’s Not Opposite Day.  Don’t enjoy it.  I have not been waiting years for this to land on a Sunday.

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Goal Post: Cold Before The Storm

Today, the temps are around the negatives and single digits due to the wind.  Tomorrow is supposed to be a blizzard, which will leave 8-15 inches.  It’s been a long time since a winter storm hit us that hard, so … Continue reading

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