Tag Archives: editing

Goal Post: Heading Into a Pre-Birthday Weekend

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a crazy week even though I only had 4 day so work.  Don’t even know where to start, but I’ll do my best. Parenting I only had my son on Monday in regards to the Easter break.  It … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Half a Week of Work and Half a Week of Break

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Easter Break started on Thursday.  It’s not Spring Break this time because Passover isn’t until the end of April.  So, the holidays got split and we received two breaks.  Definitely needed the mini one.  A lot happened at work and … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Barely Made My Editing Goal

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I did manage to edit the first 4 chapters of Darwin & the Halfling Hunt.  Just happened to get completed on Thursday when I took a day off from work for a few doctor visits.  This story moves faster than I … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: At Least the Week Ended on a Good Note

Posted on March 16, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Sadly, I can’t talk about a lot that happened this week.  Work was crazy busy, which left me exhausted nearly every day.  The energy I had at the start of the week was used to do Pokémon Go with my … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Week To Remember

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I took a day off from work on Thursday because my body was so battered that chronic conditions were rising up.  That should tell you how the rest of the week went in regards to work and life.  Going to … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: February Break Begins!

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(First song played on car CD player when going into work on Friday.) The title says it all and this break couldn’t come fast enough.  This week didn’t work out as well as I had planned.  All I really accomplished … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Made It To Super Bowl Weekend

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Guess I succeeded in my goals.  Didn’t get to spend as much time with my son as I would have liked.  Lots of appointments, homework, and other stuff showing up during my days of the week.  Feels like everything was … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Week of Cold and Treading Water

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Heard this song on Pandora yesterday morning during my shower.  Really caught my attention.  Been a while since a new song grabbed me like this. Anyway, this week didn’t see much in the way of writing or editing.  Might have … Continue reading →

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7 Tips Playing the Long Game in Fiction

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the hardest things to do with a series is to have a message.  This is because you need to play the long game.  I mean, you can’t just have it be revealed in the first volume and then … Continue reading →

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Difference Between Editing ‘How To’ and Fiction

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Now, I mentioned that I used beta readers for Do I Need to Use a Dragon?, which is kind of rare for me.  After I added their suggestions and fixed up problem areas, I jumped in to do editing on my … Continue reading →

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