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Only a Few Hours Left!

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT TO GET LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: BEGINNING OF A HERO FOR FREE!!!!! DON’T FORGOT TO GRAB PRODIGY OF RAINBOW TOWER & ALLURE OF THE GYPSIES TOO!!!

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Running Gag Heroes: Entertaining or Pathetic?

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

There are many heroes that have something they get teased about.  My own knowledge of this stems more from manga and anime than anything else.  Still, I remember Halt in Ranger’s Apprentice gets teased once or twice for the way … Continue reading →

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Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero Themes

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Click on Cover Art or this sentence for Amazon Site! This is a lot tougher than I expected.  I can think of several themes in this book and they tend to depend on which characters you’re looking at.  I’m going … Continue reading →

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Legends of Windemere Movie Role Call! INTERACTIVE!

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

After a series of bad weeks and terrible weather, I’m looking to have some fun.  So, I’m writing more of Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue.  I also want to share this fun and make an interactive post.  Hopefully this works … Continue reading →

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Aedyn Karwyn: Serious Priest of Durag the Sun God

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Aedyn Karwyn is a rather simple character in the way that he is not a source of trouble like the others.  He is the calm within the storm of Luke, Nimby, and Fritz.  So, his themes tend to revolve around … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress: Footsteps . . . Maybe

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

One difficult thing with writing series is that it’s really hard to let characters go.  I dread the end of Legends of Windemere because I’ll feel a little lost without Luke, Nyx, and the others.  They’ll be done and usable … Continue reading →

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Fritz Warrenberg: The Womanizing, Highly Intelligent Gnome (Possible Spoilers)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Fritz Warrenberg is a fun character to write and I wish I could boost him higher up the character food chain.  The truth is that he is strongest as a supporting character and shines in this role.  He is the … Continue reading →

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Recurring Minor Characters: Why?

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

People talk a lot about protagonist, antagonist, secondary characters, and sidekicks when it comes to writing.  When writing a series, you can have a big cast of characters that fall into these characters.  You can also have a small group … Continue reading →

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Serial Killer Protagonists

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Mohamed at Dawn of Thoughts mentioned something a while back that got me thinking. He brought up how serial killers are being shown as protagonists, which can glorify their actions in some ways.  Dexter is a big one where the … Continue reading →

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What Do You Think About Pre-Existing Character Connections?

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ll say it now to get it out of the way:  ‘Luke, I am your father! Let us be the standard of this overused tradition!’  Best if you imagine Darth Vader saying that.  Still, the surprise parent thing happens a … Continue reading →

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