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Did I Gain Confidence writing ‘Do I Need to Use a Dragon’?

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve stated before that writing Do I Need to Use a Dragon? was a challenge in a variety of ways.  One of them was my confidence.  I questioned if I had any right to release a book on writing when I’m an … Continue reading →

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Never Be Intimidated By Other Authors

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

  I’m going to start this topic off with a story.  This is something that came to mind a lot while writing Do I Need to Use a Dragon? because it touches on confidence. I think it was around 2003 or 2004 … Continue reading →

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‘This Advice is Gold’!

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

  While planning Do I Need to Use a Dragon?, I considered the different type of deliveries that advice can come in.  Specifically, the ways other people have tried to convince me to follow their writing advice.  I realized that there … Continue reading →

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Music Inspired Post: Taking the Risk

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

‘Get Up’ by Shinedown actually started playing while I was writing Monday’s post.  I put it here since the topic it made me think of fit more as a finale.  Hope people have been enjoying this experiment. I think this … Continue reading →

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Always Write for Yourself

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Months back, I started to openly question why I still wrote.  Books weren’t selling and I can’t do any publishing at this time.  That’s both a financial and situational thing that I hope will be remedied.  Anyway, there was a … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Cycle of Egos

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Not the biggest fan of the title now, but that’s what I picked.  It’s really about abuse.  A person who batters at another’s sense of self-worth and will stop long enough for them to recover.  I’ve dealt with too many … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Write For?

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a question that I ask a lot and see many people answering without hesitation.  At least it appears that way.  It’s hard to figure out for myself.  There’s always multiple factors that I think about.  The list can … Continue reading →

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Author Life: Confidence is Key

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

You really need to have confidence in yourself and your writing to get far.  We all have moments of doubt, but you need to retain some level of defiance in the face of bad reviews, stupid mistakes, and whatever else … Continue reading →

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Luke Callindor: Luckless, Courageous Hero

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Best that I start this blog post series with the first hero of Legends of Windemere.  First, I’d like to point out that I said first hero and not main hero.  This series is really an ensemble cast with the … Continue reading →

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Faith and Confidence

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

First off, this is not me losing faith in my own writing.  I want to get that out there right away before I give people the wrong impression.  Contrary to what some reviews have said, I have faith and confidence … Continue reading →

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