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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.

Words That Pack A Punch – Part 4

Welcome back, SE’ers, to another edition of using power words in place of more common telling words. Today’s word is HELD. Here are a couple of … Words That Pack A Punch – Part 4

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Path of the Traitors’

How to explain Path of the Traitors?  This entry into Legends of Windemere is the third of the added trio.  The other two helped me with Yola Biggs the Chaos Goddess and Delvin Cunningham.  This one is where Trinity the Chaos Elf Queen … Continue reading

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Fun in the Post-Apocalypse

A while back I watched an anime called ‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’.  This is about Akira who is working a soul-decimating job until the zombie apocalypse starts.  The scene above is when he realizes that society’s collapse … Continue reading

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Writer’s Self Care – Vacations

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today with the fourth in a series of posts about writer’s self-care. So far we’ve covered: Today, we’ll talk about … Writer’s Self Care – Vacations

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Book Marketing in a Nutshell

When I started writing, I thought all I had to do was become the best writer I could. Imagine my surprise when I realized that I also needed to … Book Marketing in a Nutshell

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10 Loudest Animals in the World

I thought this interesting topic would be easy to figure out, but all of the lists changed after the first two.  Part of the issue with some is that nearly half of most Top 10 lists are a type of … Continue reading

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Goal Post: 24 Days Until End of School

This was a week full of Mondays.  Each day felt like it lasted for way too long because there was so much to do.  That and a lot of people were off.  Not just students, but adults too and nobody … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Emotions Grant Powers

So, we’ve talked about emotions being used in fiction.  From the ‘power of friendship’ idea to rage making people stronger, authors really do run with the concept.  We all have our own opinions on if this is good or bad … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Inspiration Eating Wall

(This is about ideas that grow and then are destroyed in your mind somehow.  I think.  This one was plain odd.) The idea is growing Nurtured from inception Gaining imaginary strength As it evolves from flicker To roaring bonfire Traveling … Continue reading

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The Emotional Outburst Power Up

As seen above, anger is the easiest emotion to grant a power boost from.  Most people can understand when someone gets stronger because they’re pissed off.  Holding back is no longer a thing, so one fights with full strength.  If … Continue reading

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