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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.

The Reformed Punk Character

This could be seen as an off-shoot of ‘reformed villain’ doing a redemption arc, but it’s kind of different.  The delinquent, punk part of the character is in the past and not something that is shown to the audience.  They … Continue reading

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The Biggest Book Formatting Mistakes Self-Publishers Make – and How to Fix Them

In the world of self-publishing, writing your book is only half the battle. The way your book looks on the page can make or break your reader’s … The Biggest Book Formatting Mistakes Self-Publishers Make – and How to Fix … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: A Guest!

Here’s an old excerpt from War of Nytefall: Lost.  This involves Stephanie, who was the ritualist of Xavier Tempest’s team.  She didn’t get as much page time as the stronger personalities.  Still, I had fun when I did find a … Continue reading

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Happy Veterans Day

I got that chart from THIS SITE! Now, I’m sure I’ll have angry people in the comments.  Some may say that you can thank a veteran any day of the week, which is true.  Others may point out that I … Continue reading

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Happy Sesame Street Day

Stumbled onto this and had to do a post about it.  Like many people, I grew up on Sesame Street.  I believe the group up top is the cast I grew up with since Elmo wasn’t around that much.  This … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Things Happened And Now I’m Here

This week was crazier than expected and I’m not counting the election results in that statement.  Not going to get into that chaos . . . Again.  Anyway, I’ll try to recap a week where nothing writing-wise got done. Look, … Continue reading

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Questions 3: What If You Can’t Publish?

Let me clarify.  It isn’t if you don’t want to publish.  These questions deal with situations where you aren’t able to publish.  Maybe you can’t afford cover art or lack the time to properly edit.  Maybe you don’t have the … Continue reading

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What’s Happening in the Writer’s World–Publishing multiple books at once

Jacqui here at Story Empire with the November edition of “What’s happening in the literary world?” What used to be a simple process of penning what … What’s Happening in the Writer’s World–Publishing multiple books at once

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Poetry Day: Morning Dancers

(Fog.  I’m pretty sure this came to me as I watched fog roll across a road towards a misty lake.) They drift across the road Following a subtle breeze Amazing creatures Of grace and mystery Found only at first light … Continue reading

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Publishing and the Opinions of Others

I know this will ruffle some feathers.  I’ve seen many people say that they don’t care about the opinions of others.  They write and publish for themselves.  Doesn’t matter what any says.  These authors don’t care.  At least, that’s how … Continue reading

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