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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.

Developing Strong and Believable Characters

Greetings to all in Story Empire Land! Beem Weeks back with you again. Today, I’m discussing Developing Strong Characters. All great stories begin … Developing Strong and Believable Characters

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Poetry Day: Ifrit and Kunni-Onna

(This was a submission for a ‘Fire & Ice’ Prompt.  Not really sure what that was, but I went with a fire and an ice demon.) You meet two demons Upon the road Both hunting for a soul To torture … Continue reading

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Different Types of Ability Thieves

I was thinking about ability thieves and the different methods that appear in fiction.  Some are more malevolent than others.  I think a few categories might be argued aren’t actual thieves, but I’ll up them in for those who associate … Continue reading

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What’s Happening in the Writer’s World–May

Jacqui here at Story Empire with the May edition of “What’s happening in the literary world?” What used to be a simple exercise where writers penned … What’s Happening in the Writer’s World–May

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Check This Out: You’ll Always Be My Chickadee

On the blog today is the marvelous Kate Hosford, who is here to talk about her latest picture book, You’ll Always Be My Chickadee, illustrated by … Check This Out: You’ll Always Be My Chickadee

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Charms of the Feykin’

Here we are at the other half of the split team story.  Charms of the Feykin doesn’t really follow Delvin, Sari, and Fizzle alone.  They got a few scenes in the previous volume to create suspense about their adventure.  This starts … Continue reading

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The Ability Thief

The concept of an ability thief is fairly common.  There are different levels of the ability as well, which can range from killing the original owner to simply copying it.  Guess that makes the ‘thief’ part not true since the … Continue reading

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Politics

Okay, I said it. Craig here with something you might find useful if you keep reading. In polite society I never talk about politics unless I really … Politics

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National Cubicle Day? Really?

What sick bastard came up with this holiday?  I was going to go with Superhero Day or Blueberry Pie Day, but this requires a post.  This is a horrible idea for a holiday.  It’s a travesty to the concept!  Cubicles … Continue reading

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Late Goal Post: Back from Oswego

Aside from Passover, this week was the big father/son trip to Oswego, NY.  This place is on Lake Ontario and . . . I went to college there and it’s a nice town about 5.5-6 hours away depending on how … Continue reading

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