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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.

Happy Groundhog Day

Apparently, it’s also Marmot Day and Hedgehog Day.  Lots of rodents today.  Well, let’s hope the varmints give us good news.

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Goal Post: Made It to 202 . . . It’s Only February!?

Okay, who’s bright idea was it to jam so much chaos and crazy into a single month?  I feel like I’ve aged 5 years and it’s only been 31 days.  This week wasn’t much better and I even got Wednesday … Continue reading

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Top 5 of 2024- #1 Various Cardinal Symbol Systems

This post originally went live on February 21, 2024. I mentioned that there have been plenty of uses of the cardinal directions to create fantasy and mythological systems.  Sometimes, you even have a 5th direction of ‘center’, which is important … Continue reading

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Should You Use Clichés in Writing Your Book?

Posted by Joy York What is a cliché? A cliché is a French word meaning “stereotype.” It was originally used long ago to describe stereotype: a metal … Should You Use Clichés in Writing Your Book?

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Poetry Day: No Harm

(This poem came after a series of arguments with someone.  They were always right and I was always wrong in their eyes.  It eventually hit a point where anything I said or did made them upset.  Hence, the situation you … Continue reading

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Essential Tips for Success as an Author in 2025

I’m often asked if someone can make a living from fiction writing. That was certainly my ambition when I started writing. I believed in my story and … Essential Tips for Success as an Author in 2025

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Scenario: The Mutual Crush

This one is definitely universal.  I think people can use their own personalities for this as well.  Just really curious how varied the answers will be, especially if people are going to be honest. Scenario You tell your friend that … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: The Vengeance Hounds

This is an old teaser for War of Nytefall: Ravenous, which had the Vengeance Hounds making an appearance.  I had to change one thing here to block a spoiler, but that shouldn’t be an issue.  The point was the display … Continue reading

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#1 of All Time- 7 Tips to Creating Fictional Location Names

The most popular post by a mile first appeared on April 24, 2019. Continuing the topic of naming locations, I’m going to do my best to come up with some useful and humorous tips.  I only had to create one … Continue reading

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Punctuation: Intro and Part I

Greetings, Storytellers!  Diana, here, to start a series of posts on punctuation. Yes, it’s mind-numbingly tedious, but it’s important to know, … Punctuation: Intro and Part I

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