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The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks: Cover Reveal & Special Poll

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

And here’s the cover! The Big Day is July 3rd! One question that I’m working on is, which story should I take the excerpt from.  Sounds like the perfect time for a poll.  Here is a link to the category … Continue reading →

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What’s the Purpose of a Bard?

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

This week, I’m going to talk about Ichabod Brooks’s favorite type of people: BARDS!  I kind of started last week with the Ye Olde Shoppe post, but there’s that pesky weekend in the way.  Now, a Bard is an interesting … Continue reading →

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Marco’s Musical Mart: Glockenspiels Always On Sale

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome and how many glockenspiels would you like?  Not interested in our popular seller?  We get that a lot ever since the Glockenspiel Garage opened up down the road and specialized.  Thankfully, we’re not a niche seller and have plenty … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Making a Fictional Sport: Mouth Guard Not Included

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Last year, I made a post about various sports and activities that can be done around Windemere.  From what I can tell, I never went into any advice or tips or comedy about how to design fictional sports.  One reason … Continue reading →

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Changed Plans: Forget What I Said Last Saturday

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

The original plan was to use this past week to fix up all of my series and get them organized.  Then I would tinker with the next notebook entry until the weekend.  A nice, relaxing week since I only had … Continue reading →

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Powers of the Windemere Sky: Bellowing Beasts

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

These aren’t associated with a kingdom or a specific race.  They are not tamed, but have more influence over the sky than anything else.  Since the early days of Windemere, the variety of flying creatures has kept mortal kind grounded. … Continue reading →

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Powers of the Windemere Sky: Fantastic Fliers

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a fairly new force on Windemere and one that hasn’t really set itself up as a military factor.  In The Merchant of Nevra Coil, the champions go to the gnomish capital that has recently been turned into a flying … Continue reading →

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Heroes Need Villains: 13 Steps to Evil by Sacha Black is Now Available! #writing #bookboost

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Your hero is not the most important character in your book. Your villain is. Are you fed up of drowning in two-dimensional villains? Frustrated with creating clichés? And failing to get your reader to root for your villain? In 13 … Continue reading →

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Powers of the Windemere Lands: Adorable Adventurers

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Don’t let the title fool you.  While some adventurers are adorable, very few of them should be trifled with.  At the very least, remember to give them a treat before petting them on the head.  Now, these characters can fall … Continue reading →

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Powers of the Windemere Lands: Amazing Armies

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Moving on to the land powers of Windemere, this category is easier to divide and explain than sea and air.  The reason is because they get involved in a lot more events and they’ve been around for longer than the … Continue reading →

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