Author Archives: Charles Yallowitz

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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.

Building a Balanced Afterlife

There are so many parts to creating a fictional afterlife that works for your world and it’s different for every person.  You really have to work for believability, consistency, and impact if you want to include this.  To be honest, … Continue reading →

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FREE book, May 21-22. Take me out to the ball game to investigate a murder

Originally posted on mreuther:
http://www.amazon.com/Return-Dead-City-Mike-Reuther-ebook/dp/B00A0VFQLM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1400674195&sr=8-3&keywords=Mike+Reuther Only the drug pushers and scoundrels appear to thrive in Centre Town, Pa., home to the Class A baseball team Mets and childhood home of Cozzy Crager, the world-weary protagonist of “Return to Dead City.”Crager…

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Gods ‘R Us: Deities for Your Every Need

Welcome to Gods ‘R Us!  We have all the deities you need.  Sorry about the stairs, but our products need to be kept in high altitudes.  What do we do about the water gods?  Well, we have a really big … Continue reading →

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Legends of Windemere Vol. 1-4 Giveaway! 2 People Can Win All 4 Paperbacks!

(The widget didn’t work, so I’m going to keep this up as a sticky post until the end of June.  Thank you to everyone who enters the contest and spreads the word.)   Goodreads Book Giveaway Family of the Tri-Rune … Continue reading →

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Religion and the Afterlife in Fantasy Fiction

A central part to many fantasy worlds are the gods and religions.  I went over this long ago here, which explained the various systems I’d seen in fantasy.  This time I’m going to briefly talk about the afterlife and open … Continue reading →

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How Do You Explain?

How do you explain a cough Caused by flower dust To a child who’s only scared Raspy throat and wheezing breath Violent hacks Making his stomach ache Spilling medicine into his mouth To stem the tide of pollen Knowing his … Continue reading →

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Goal-Zilla (I Died a Little on that Pun)

An exhausting week has ended.  I finished writing the first draft of ‘The Hopeteller’, so I only have beta readers, edits, and cover art to do.  We’re trying to figure out how to create what we want for the cover.  … Continue reading →

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Origins: The Krypters

For anyone who has read the blurb for Family of the Tri-Rune, you’ve heard of the Krypters.  They are the ravenous undead that appear around Hero’s Gate and cause a lot of trouble.  This is their story . . . … Continue reading →

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Eat, Sleep, Write: Podcast Interview with Charles E. Yallowitz

A little over a week ago, I sat down for an interview with Adam Scull who runs Eat, Sleep, Write.  Well, it’s up now and you can click on the picture at the bottom to hear it. It’s about world-building … Continue reading →

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‘The Hopeteller’

Just a quick update as to the novella project entitled: ‘THE HOPETELLER’.  This is a combination of post-apocalyptic journal and fairy tale.  Well, I just finished it and now it’s up to editing and cover art.  Both should be done … Continue reading →

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