Tag Archives: fiction

Return of Boromir, We Hardly Knew Ye

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Way back on January 30th, 2103, I wrote a posted entitled ‘Boromir, We Hardley Knew Ye‘.  This was two months after I started blogging so I got no comments and very few likes on it.  It was about killing characters … Continue reading →

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Book Launch Tour! DOG BONE SOUP by Bette A. Stevens

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

. . . . . . . DOG BONE SOUP is not only the title of Bette A. Stevens’s debut novel; it ranks high among the paltry meals that the book’s protagonist, Shawn Daniels, wants to forget. Plodding through mounting … Continue reading →

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The Personality Plaza: For the Character Depth You Know You Want

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to the Personality Plaza!  This is the best place you can go to purchase some depth for your characters.  We have plenty of packages that range from the broken hero to the deluded villain and then some unique ones.  … Continue reading →

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Truth Behind the Characters

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

While thinking about how much I reveal about myself, I began thinking the same toward my characters.  There’s an odd balance between what they show to the audience and what is kept under the surface.  The trick is to know … Continue reading →

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The Infamous Time Jump

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I believe I survived my first day without a blog post.  I’m writing this on December 12th 2014, so who knows.  Anyway, I’m going to cover a writing tool that gets used in series and I’m just learning how … Continue reading →

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W.I.P.- Legends of Windemere

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

So I have this little series that I’ve been working on and it’s recently gone passed the halfway mark.  At least for what I’ve written.  I’ve only published 6 of the 15 books (I hope as I write this in … Continue reading →

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Beginning of the End: Challenge of the WIP

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ll admit that I’ve become jealous of people who can post their WIP without fear.  I try, but I realize that I always hold something back.  Part of it was because I had been lectured about spoilers very often and … Continue reading →

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Of 2015 and Genre

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

First, I hope everyone is enjoying 2015.  Small stomach bug here and the boy’s asthma is acting up, so I think 2014 is getting a finally shot in. Some people may have seen the great 4-star review of Pamela Beckford.  … Continue reading →

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Excerpt from The Cock of the South by C.S. Boyack

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

C. S. Boyack has a new book out called “The Cock of the South”. This is his first attempt at writing fantasy. It involves a group of conquered peoples banding together to ensure they have a place in the world. … Continue reading →

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A Gift that Creates 2 Smiles: Buying Indie

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m not going to pimp out my own books here.  I do that enough on Twitter and I have the store page.  Here I’m pimping out EVERYONE’S books! It doesn’t matter what genre you’re into because there are indie authors … Continue reading →

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