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End of an Era Revisit: Fairy Tale Rewriting Vs Fan Fiction

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This one is from September 2013.  You wouldn’t believe how many of my old posts lost their pictures, especially those that were picture only.  Yikes. A question came to mind from a comment made.  Fan fiction is an odd area … Continue reading →

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End of an Era Revisit: Conflict: Fancy Way of Saying Good vs. Evil

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This is from back in April 2013.  Not sure what happened to the original picture though. This topic has been sitting on my ‘thought post’ list for a long time.  I believe I had a genius post for it in … Continue reading →

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Curse of the Dark Wind Update and Lack of Balance

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s where I stand:   Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,875 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store) #34 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Fantasy #53 in Kindle Store … Continue reading →

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End of an Era Revisit: Idiot’s Guide to Writing Sex Scenes

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I was thinking about what to do for this week and it was suggested to do a top posts of the last two years.  So that’s what I’m doing after I sift through reblogs, pages, and posts that are … Continue reading →

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Flexible Goals and Going for the Distance

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

(The original orchestral version I attached couldn’t be played outside of YouTube.) Wow.  Looking at the remaining scheduled posts, I don’t have much time left here.  At least for being a daily entity.  15 scheduled posts left since I prepped … Continue reading →

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Governments of Windemere: Everthorne

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This city may have been mentioned, but it doesn’t make an appearance until Book 8.  This means I should explain the Northern Sister City a bit.  Everthorne sits on the craggy northern coast of Ralian.  It is nestled in a … Continue reading →

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Governments of Windemere: Darkmill

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

This location has yet to be visited in the books, but it has been mentioned.  Ruled by Queen Ionia, Darkmill is a City of Magic and the Eastern Sister City.  By City of Magic, I mean it is created from … Continue reading →

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Governments of Windemere: Gods’ Voice

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

The Central Sister City is where Duke Solomon, ruler of Serab, lives and makes the kingdom laws.  Again, this is a rather basic system with a ruler and his advisers.  I’ll get more into that later, but first an explanation … Continue reading →

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Governments of Windemere: Hero’s Gate

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

For being one of the major areas of events in Legends of Windemere, Hero’s Gate isn’t a Sister City.  It’s decently sized with a profitable port and farmlands, but it’s actually a fisherman/farmer village that grew over the years.  So … Continue reading →

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Author Trophy Case Fun!

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

C.S. Boyack has set up an interesting challenge/game for writers of all kinds.  You create a ‘trophy case’ from your books with items found within the pages.  I already see a difficulty for me because there’s a lot I would … Continue reading →

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