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The Talon Series by Gigi Sedlmayer #asmsg #adventure

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Talon: Come Fly With Me (Book 1) Nine year old Matica lives in a remote village on a dry plateau in the Andes of Peru. She moved to Peru when she was five with Australian missionary and schoolteacher parents. Because … Continue reading →

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How Far Is Heaven by J.E. Spina #mystery #romance #asmsg

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Parker and Priscilla Wilfork are happily married with two children. Life seemed perfect and peaceful until Parker goes on a business trip and does not return. Priscilla finds her world turned upside down when she searches for answers to how … Continue reading →

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I Did A Thing!

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Crud.  I was looking for the video of the song I heard on the Anime Pandora Station I listen to and forgot what the title referred to.  Uh . . guess I’ll put section titles and see what comes from … Continue reading →

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Opening Sundays in August (Edit: Why Wait for August?)

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

First, know that this is a sticky post for the week and new stuff is going on below.  I keep finding new posts are ignored when I have something fastened to the top, but I want this here for a … Continue reading →

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Big News! Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero is #FREE! #fantasy @amazon

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Every hero must take the first courageous step into adventure. For Luke Callindor, it’s more of a blind stumble. Depending more on bravery than common sense, Luke sets out to protect a royal heir who is attending the prestigious Hamilton … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Changed By Fiction

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

Books have power.  Things are as simple as that.  You read a book and it can change you even in a minor way.  Maybe just a smile whenever you think of a favorite scene or a curse when you remember … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: The Unexpected Favorite

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m getting some mileage out of these sketches.  Now I’m going to be trying to connect the Questions 3 to whatever I do for the Tuesday post.  Not easy for the first one that told the origin of The Mercenary Prince. … Continue reading →

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Point-Counterpoint with C.S. Boyack: Series vs Standalone #writing

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is an experimental guest post style suggested by C.S. Boyack. We pick a topic, take a side, and do a back and forth over email.  Let’s see how it works.  FYI- We don’t know where the referee came from. … Continue reading →

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Ye Olde Bookstore: Mind the Dust

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Try the place next door if you’re looking for coffee.  Oh, you wanted a book.  Kind of young, so I wonder if you know what a book is.  No, it isn’t the stuff they put into your brain these days.  … Continue reading →

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How to Write a Book Blurb . . . Maybe . . . I’ve Not Idea What I’m Doing

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I was asked to write a post about writing a book blurb.  At least I think I was since it’s sitting on my topic list with a blogger’s name next to it.  To be fair, I have part of a … Continue reading →

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