Tag Archives: author

Revisiting Legends: Luke Callindor the Battered Hero #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

For the rest of the year, I’m going to be revisiting characters from Legends of Windemere to help newcomers know more about that series.  The first book is free, so feel free to give it a shot.  Of course, I had … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: Trolls #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

What would a fantasy world be without trolls to drive terror into the hearts of adventures at least once?  Obviously, you can do this, but I was picking from the classics early on and trolls were top of the list.  … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: Dread Boar #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The Dread Boar is one of the creatures that came out of nowhere and racked up a ton of mileage quickly.  Debuting in the Legends of Windemere series, they have also been mentioned and appeared in War of Nytefall and The Life & … Continue reading →

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Windemere Monsters: Oakind #fantasy #adventure

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are with the first of the Windemere monsters.  I think we’ll all recognize these creatures, which I call Oakind.  They are also Ents or Treants, which are the sentient trees found throughout fantasy.  Walking and talking as they … Continue reading →

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A Few Author Myths Debunked (I Hope)

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This is coming late because I missed this day on the scheduling.  I think.  Anyway, I had a post I was going to do Sunday that I’ll do now.  It’s kind of a rant, but I’m sure people can relate … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Surviving Writing Breaks

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

After having a very busy summer and nearly jumping right back into the TA job, I haven’t had much writing time.  People might notice that I haven’t been able to get to my books for most of the year.  Finishing … Continue reading →

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Life of the Author (A Shakespearean Sonnet)

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

To be honest, this is my first attempt at a Sonnet.  Learned about them in college and it was a project in ELA last year.  I helped my student with this, but I never took it by the reins myself.  … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: At Least They Tried #fantasy #adventure

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Going back to the beginning with a teaser from Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero.  Been a long time since I showed anything from this.  Keep in mind that it’s Free on Amazon and Smashwords.  A great introduction to my … Continue reading →

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Check on the Idea Stockpile

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

(Okay.  I moved this from September 1st to the 15th because I forgot about all of the October post stuff I had set up.  Sorry about any confusion.) About a week and a half ago, I was talking to someone … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Ichabod’s First Rodeo #fantasy #shortstories

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This is going way back!  Before The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks, I gave our favorite adventurer a smaller outing.  It was a single short story that I put out (and still have out) for 99 cents.  I figured it … Continue reading →

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