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Revisit: The Perfect Style Is . . .

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

First published on February 20, 2013, I think this one still stands.  Can’t think of anything else to change about this post.  I am wondering if I should keep this old post revisiting going through September though.  Just to make … Continue reading →

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Do Authors Need to Access Emotions While Writing?

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m surprised when I run into people who think authors shouldn’t access any emotions while writing.  They feel one must remain calm, clear-headed, and at peace even if the scene is one of anger or fear.  Never been given an … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Pitter Patter

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(A happy poem?  Guess I have a few in the folder.) Tiny feet on the run Rushing down the hall Mingled with a cackle Birthed of baby glee As he runs unattended Awake before the guards Who stir behind their … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Emotions Grant Powers

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

So, we’ve talked about emotions being used in fiction.  From the ‘power of friendship’ idea to rage making people stronger, authors really do run with the concept.  We all have our own opinions on if this is good or bad … Continue reading →

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The Emotional Outburst Power Up

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

As seen above, anger is the easiest emotion to grant a power boost from.  Most people can understand when someone gets stronger because they’re pissed off.  Holding back is no longer a thing, so one fights with full strength.  If … Continue reading →

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Loneliness vs Toxic Relationships

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This stems from another comment on a forum where somebody talked about how they stayed in a toxic relationship because they feared loneliness.  Other people joined in by saying that they came out too broken to be anything other than … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Gaudium

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is one of my ‘personified emotion’ poems.  Started way back when I wrote ‘Fear’ in high school using this style.  I’d been doing a lot of dark ones, so I tried one for ‘Happiness’.  Didn’t like that word as … Continue reading →

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Plan for 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Sitting here trying to think of the best way to do this post.  Kind of tired and had a little to drink.  Looked back at last year and it was just a list.  Was maybe half successful due to what … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Love and Pain on Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Yeah.  This isn’t romantic at all, but Valentine’s Day isn’t really my holiday.  It does get me thinking about how closely linked love and pain are.  To be in love, you open yourself to another and expose yourself to the … Continue reading →

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Cherish Their Childhoods

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Gone in half a blink From needing nurturing To always out Rarely giving time Sequestered in their lair Like a cocooned larva * We rarely think ahead The humorous mourning Of our little ones advancement Weeping at milestones That grow … Continue reading →

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