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7 Tips to Following the ‘Rules’ of Writing

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

With such a maze out there, we can never tell what we should or should not do until we attract someone’s wrath.  I’m here to give you a few tips to navigate this maze with the least amount of stress. … Continue reading →

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Motivation – How to Maintain it and How to Get it Back if Misplaced

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hello SEers. John, with you today to discuss motivation. Pixabay Image I feel a little like the resident coach when it comes to my topics here on Story Empire. I think that is true because…

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Guest Post: Seasons of Story

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on El Space–The Blog of L. Marie:
Today, I welcome to the blog a good friend who has been here a number of times—the great Lyn Miller-Lachmann. You have the floor now, Lyn! Spring is my favorite season.…

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Finding Balance

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today. This post is going to be short and (hopefully) sweet. Many writers and would-be authors around the world are knee-deep in NaNoWriMo. While I chose not to take…

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Science Fiction and November 2020

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Hello, SE readers! Today I will again focus on inspiration–but with a twist. I’ve been thinking about Mark Twain, and not because I live a couple of hours from the Mississippi River. Rather, it’s because…

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Three Literary Elements: Theme

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Story Empire:
Ciao, SEers. I’m going to round out my posts for the year with a discussion of literary elements and how they interact. There are probably as many opinions of the number of literary elements as…

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Calling All Indie Authors!

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally posted on Lucy Brazier: Despite whatever nonsense is thrashing about in the world right now, it is an inescapable fact that Christmas is … Calling All Indie Authors!

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Unraveling the Veil, Book One: Liars and Thieves – Review, Q&A, and Book Release With D. Wallace Peach

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Waaaay back in my infanblogcy, I stumbled upon D. Wallace Peach. Maybe I followed a trail of adoring fans; maybe I read an entry she did for Carrot … Unraveling the Veil, Book One: Liars and Thieves – Review, Q&A, … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday Troubles

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This week has the last of the Teaser Tuesdays that I scheduled.  I was going to start putting more up here, but I’m not sure where to go with them.  For one thing, I have so many books to choose … Continue reading →

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What is a Species Tome? #fantasy

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

As I mentioned on Wednesday, War of Nytefall caused me to evolve the Garian order into something more than I had planned.  These are the followers of Gar the God of Knowledge.  I also mentioned something called a species tome.  This is … Continue reading →

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