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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 Fantasy Orc Stereotypes

Well, we did elves and dwarves.  Always felt orcs were the third fantasy species that showed up all the time.  Sometimes they are simply goblins, but they usually have the same themes.  Definitely big stereotypes with these guys too.  So, … Continue reading

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Trouble Naming your Character, Town, or Tavern? Try a Name Generator.

Greetings Storytellers, Diana with you today with a quick post about names. Now and then, I get stuck for a name. I need a ship name (The Devil’s … Trouble Naming your Character, Town, or Tavern? Try a Name Generator.

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Poetry Day: Look At Us

(The desire for attention is stronger today than when I wrote this poem.  Sad thing is that it seems to be more financially sound to do this.) Stupid stunts and sickness Done in the camera’s eye And posted without fears … Continue reading

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The Fantasy Dwarf Stereotypes

Can’t talk about elves without touching on dwarves.  Let’s just dive into the first one: Dwarves hates elves and the feeling is mutual.  Right from Tolkien, but misses the fact that Legolas and Gimli became friends.  Many authors just have … Continue reading

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Tertiary Sources: Not Just Tangential Anymore

Hello, Story Empire Readers! It’s Liz Gauffreau with you today. Let me start by saying that this is not the post I intended to write. I was going to … Tertiary Sources: Not Just Tangential Anymore

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at War of Nytefall: Anarchy

Here we have the penultimate volume of War of Nytefall.  You can tell from the title that things are going to go wrong.  The overall story ending up becoming more complicated than I originally planned too.  Lost took a more central … Continue reading

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The Fantasy Elf Stereotypes

I was thinking about fantasy stereotypes a while back.  Naturally, my mind went to elves and how they are typically depicted the same way in fantasy.  The above meme notes a lot of what people think, which primarily comes from … Continue reading

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The Origins of 21 Common Phrases

I don’t know about you, but I love history. It inspires, humbles, and fascinates me. Part of that is learning the etymology of some common words and … The Origins of 21 Common Phrases

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Alcatraz Opened Today in 1934

Decided to look at history of today and saw this at the top of the first page.  For those who don’t know, Alcatraz was an island maximum security prison used from 1934-1963.  It’s near San Francisco and surrounded by cold … Continue reading

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Goal Post: Rain . . . Friggin’ Rain

I’m writing this Friday night while we get another taste of Hurricane Debby.  That or this is her and everything else throughout the week was her entourage.  The rain did somewhat stop the heatwave, but it’s still muggy and gross.  … Continue reading

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