Tag Archives: epic fantasy

Vampire Factions: The Gangs

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Sitting between the nobility and common vampires are the gangs like the one that Clyde runs.  While his is more infamous, there are plenty around that exist for various reasons that typically boil down to survival.  Some go with crime … Continue reading →

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Vampire Factions: The Nobility

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

With every society, you have different factions and levels that come into play when changes occur. One of the most common groups in vampire stories is the noble class, which stems from how the vampires were originally immortal princes, kings, … Continue reading →

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A Useful Tool for Monster Creation: Nature Videos

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Being a fantasy author, one of the cornerstones of my world building is the unique fauna that I put within Windemere.  Not only the dragons and griffins that have been in the genre for years, but creatures that I’ve made … Continue reading →

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Promoting a New Series in the Same World

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Back in 2013, I began blogging to promote Legends of Windemere and the ideas for blog posts came flowing.  The monsters, characters, magic system, kingdoms, lore, and everything had yet to see the light of day.  I introduced people to Windemere … Continue reading →

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Mab: The Dark Mistress

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Mab is the only character from War of Nytefall who has already been introduced to readers.  She appeared in Legends of Windemere: The Mercenary Prince and kind of helped Delvin.  This showed an older, more mature, not as friendly version of this … Continue reading →

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2017 Top 5: #2- Powers of the Windemere Sea: Magnificent Mappers

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on May 19. There is a third group that is specific to the sea that is neither navy nor pirate.  They might be found with those other two groups, but they are unique because of … Continue reading →

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Characters of Windemere Art by Kayla Matt

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another set of characters from Legends of Windemere drawn by Kayla Matt.  I put them in a slideshow for space and hope everyone enjoys.

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Teaser Tuesday: The Heiress and The Drite

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a fairly short one that takes place during the big battle.  Feel free to click on the cover and get the full book for $2.99.  🙂

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When More Than a Sword or Axe Will Do

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

First of all, my wife is the one who introduced me to this movie that we own, watched once, and I still can’t remember.  One of those really corny fantasy ones that involved finding a special weapon to save the … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Champion in the Dark

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

First, another look at the trailer from Chris the Story Reading Ape in case people missed it. Now, I thought I’d highlight Sari since I realized she doesn’t get much on this blog.  Poor thing tends to be in spoiler … Continue reading →

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