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Revisit: The Perfect Style Is . . .

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

First published on February 20, 2013, I think this one still stands.  Can’t think of anything else to change about this post.  I am wondering if I should keep this old post revisiting going through September though.  Just to make … Continue reading →

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Revisit- The Critic: Ally and Nemesis of the Artist

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This was first posted on February 6, 2013 and it’s pretty clear.  A critic can be seen as helpful and harmful.  I think my opinion has changes slightly in that I’m much more cautious about listening.  This is more with … Continue reading →

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National Creativity Day

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Seems like an important holiday to celebrate, especially for anyone trying to be artistic.  I don’t get to use my imagination as much as I used to, which hurts.  Maybe I’ll get back to it either one day or during … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day- Our Fiction Fascination

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is about how humans created and enjoy fiction.  It’s rather unique to our species as far as I know.  We do what we can to explore other words and leave reality behind.  Is it a species-wide form of mental … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Dreamless Child

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(I came up with this poem after seeing a couple get angry at their child wanting to be an artist.  They were furious and immediately crushed the concept.  After that, I noticed that the child didn’t even try to use … Continue reading →

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Happy National Crayon Day!

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The title says it all.  Happy National Crayon Day!  I’m sure most of us have some fond memories of these childhood treasures.  Now for the funnies from a Google Image Search.

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Questions 3: An Author Would Understand

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve seen a lot of memes and social media comments about how ‘an author would understand’.  This covers writer’s block, talking to yourself, needing that perfect space, and other quirks of the creative.  One thing I don’t really see is … Continue reading →

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Goals with Ambition . . . or was it Ambien?

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m fighting a really bad cold, so we’ll see how coherent this is.  Then again, I’m tackling the next editing project after I schedule this, so I might be in better shape than . . . what’s for breakfast? Seriously, … Continue reading →

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Joy of Fan Mail

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Reviews are nice, but they come with a star rating, grade, or something.  This are great to have because they help with the book marketing and bring a smile to the author’s face . . . at least the good … Continue reading →

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Rewards for an Author: Not by the Numbers

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

We all see posts by authors, myself included, about sales numbers, rankings, reviews, and other things that we accept with glee.  I know during a debut month, these things are very important.  They can make or break an author’s confidence.  … Continue reading →

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