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7 Tips to Outlining in Some Fashion

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m really surprised that I never did a post like this in all the years that I’ve been blogging about writing.  If I did then WordPress isn’t letting me find it.  Now, not everyone takes the route of planning their … Continue reading →

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When Your Story Is Stolen By Reality

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I think many of us have seen the ‘Simpsons Predicted It’ articles and memes on the Internet.  Seems the show has been around so long that it’s bound to get a few odd things right from time to time.  We … Continue reading →

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Crossing Genres: #Fantasy & #Horror

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome back to this month-long adventure where we talk about how advice for one genre can help for another.  Of course, these are only quick overviews because of time and space.  Today we’re going to discuss the similarities of: FANTASY … Continue reading →

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Another Week Down . . . Time for a 99 Cent Sale Report and Goals

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Last Sunday, I announced that I dropped all of my single books to 99 cents.  People have been asking how the sale is going, so I’m going to give a quick breakdown by the day starting with a week ago.  … Continue reading →

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Crossing Genres: #Fantasy & #Romance

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I guess I’ll call this first in a series, but I don’t know how long it will go for.  Maybe only this month or I might carry it over to January if I can think of more comparisons.  The reason … Continue reading →

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2020 Holiday Wish List from the Windemere Characters

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t know if I’ve done one of these every year, but it’s always fun to take out all of the characters and get them to speak.  I’ve got Legends of Windemere, War of Nytefall, Ichabod Brooks, & the Bedlam crew … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Being an Author in 2020

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Coming to the end of a very strange year, I was thinking of something I could do for the December Thursdays.  I began to think about how writing, reading, publishing, and the whole thing took a very odd turn thanks … Continue reading →

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When Kindness Change the Villain

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Above, you will see a picture from the anime called ‘One Piece’.  Don’t go running away yet because there’s a point.  In the scene, you have one of the heroes named Sanji (blonde) with a villain named Ghin (guy on … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Being the Author You Were Meant to Be

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s difficult to be an author and carve out your own identity.  There are industry standards, armies of gatekeepers, lengthy histories of each genre, and the constantly gnawing self-doubt.  A negative opinion on our style can hit harder than 100 … Continue reading →

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The Overlapping of Genres and Styles

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This is kind of carrying over from the ‘rules’ of writing posts from last week.  It got me thinking about this blog and how people perceive it.  Not the promotional stuff or the comedic things like Ye Olde Shoppe.  I’m … Continue reading →

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