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The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks Paperback and eBook Available!

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks is a fun, popular, and interesting addition to my library.  It stands as the only short story collection I’ve written, but the odd thing is that middle adjective.  People really enjoy Ichabod’s adventures.  … Continue reading →

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My Three ‘Novel’ Styles: All About Form

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

First, the above is rather true.  I’m always adding onto a story, so keeping it short is a challenge.  That’s not what this post is really about, but it connects to how I write my stories.  It’s why my styles … Continue reading →

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7 Ways to Keep a Gathering Quest Interesting

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the most common types of adventures is the ‘Gathering Quest’.  This is where the main characters need to collect a set of something over the course of the adventure.  You see it in cartoons, video games, and other … Continue reading →

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Ode to the Collecting Hero

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

A quest from long ago Search the world To find the weapons That will save the day And bring peace to all * Never that simple With pieces lost And monsters on the path Strength is gained From such a … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Working with a Collecting Quest Story: Read the Whole Set

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

It isn’t easy setting up a story where you have to get a bunch of things to make one thing or stop someone.  There’s the risk of tedium, repetition, and getting visited by the irritable McGuffin fairy.  He doesn’t take … Continue reading →

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Chapter Title Bonanza! Bedlam & Ichabod!

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This is going to be a few testing spots.  Next summer I will hopefully be publishing the 3rd installment of the Bedlam series.  Feel free to check out Crossing Bedlam and Chasing Bedlam since each one is 99 cents.  The chapter titles … Continue reading →

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2017 Top 5: #5- Short Stories vs Novels: A Taste of Both Worlds

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

(This whole thing was a lot more difficult than I realized it would be.  A lot of the top 5 ended up being promos that didn’t work any more.  So, I stuck with things that were topics for conversation and … Continue reading →

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The Future of Ichabod Brooks

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

So, now I have to think about the future.  Not only for the next series since we’re a month or two away from the hopeful release of Legends of Windemere: Path of the Traitors.  That series will come to an end, … Continue reading →

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Short Stories vs Novels: A Taste of Both Worlds

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

With The Life & Times of Ichabod Brooks, I’ve stepped more into short stories than I did before.  Normally, I’m more of a novelist with a love of series as you can tell from Legends of Windemere.  I dabbled a bit because … Continue reading →

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WIP: Keys of Eden

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

The picture isn’t going to help my case here, but this is where the idea came from.  I was working at Baskin Robbins and bought a Pokemon book because kids were asking for cakes or sundaes with more unique Pokemon … Continue reading →

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