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Origin Week: Aedyn Karwyn

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to do Sari (sounds so wrong and dirty given the character), but I wanted to be able to stay near the computer after her origin post.  So, my date with Sari will be delayed until Thursday when … Continue reading →

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Origin Week! Charles E Yallowitz . . . Wait . . . What?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

    I have a backlog of character origins and figured I would do one a day for this week.  How could I start this great event that will be rough tomorrow since I will be hanging in NYC with … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek Treat: Introducing Sari (Allure of the Gypsies)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

The ground rushes to meet her beautiful face after Sari trips over a tree root that she couldn’t see through her tears. Dirt joins the twigs and leaves that are caught in the dark blue waterfall of hair that cascades … Continue reading →

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What to Post? What to Post? What to Post?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m thinking of doing another sneak peek of a future book.  I’m torn between the following scenes: Introduction of Sari the gypsy from Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies. Exciting chase scene over the trap-filled rooftops of a city … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Munchkin

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is really just going to be a simple question for any parents of young children who are also writers or simply work from home: How do you get stuff done when your kid is home, shows no signs of … Continue reading →

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Fritz Warrenberg

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Fritz was played by my friend Nate.  Beyond that I’m not really sure where to begin with him.  He is a gnome who is an inventor, illusionist, monster chronicler, and purveyor of fair maidens’ affections.  In the actual game, there … Continue reading →

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Genre and Frustration

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I must be insane.  I have spent the majority of my life writing in the realm of fantasy and science fiction.  Occasionally, I have wandered over to pirates, wild west, and other genres, but I always held onto a magical … Continue reading →

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Boromir, We Hardly Knew Ye

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the most difficult decisions any author can make is killing off a character.  Many of us don’t have the luxury of working in comic books where death is nothing more than a temporary situation.  So, an author will … Continue reading →

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I’m Giddy

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I have to admit that I haven’t had this level of happy, giddy, manly-as-a-schoolgirl feeling in years.  Today, I will finish Legends of Windemere: Family of the Tri-Rune, which is the 4th book of the series.  I have two sections … Continue reading →

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Magic of Support

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been thinking a lot about the support that writers get when they are trying to ply their trade.  I’m not talking about agents and publishers, but the people who are there to hold them up.  I remember hearing a … Continue reading →

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