Tag Archives: personality

Questions 3: The Fallen Apprentice

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

You know, I’m just going to dive right into the questions.  I mean, I’ve made a post about fallen apprentices and another about hubris.  Covers the topic pretty well for only having a week to do so. If you were … Continue reading →

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Inanimate Objects with Personality

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to do a ‘Ye Olde Boat Shoppe’ until my son and I reached a specific episode of the anime called ‘One Piece’.  I’d already chosen the Going Merry picture, but this episode focused on her.  If anyone … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Time to Be a Hero

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

I may have done this in the past, but I thought I’d try it again.  These are always fun and maybe people can get a character out of it.  Nice to do a simple thing like this at the end … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Being the Author You Were Meant to Be

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s difficult to be an author and carve out your own identity.  There are industry standards, armies of gatekeepers, lengthy histories of each genre, and the constantly gnawing self-doubt.  A negative opinion on our style can hit harder than 100 … Continue reading →

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Jung’s Archetypes: The Self Quarter

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s the final grouping that focuses on the Self.  This does feel like it’s very close to the soul, so it can be confusing.  The difference that I can see is that there is a focus on influencing others through … Continue reading →

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Jung’s Archetype: The Soul Quarter

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are with the next group, which are the archetypes that fall under the ‘Soul’ category.  These characters pursue fulfillment of the spirit and all have some sense-  of freedom within their core.  This may be physical, emotional, or … Continue reading →

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Jung’s Archetypes: The Ego Quartet

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

You can see examples of each one in the above picture, which I’m going to attach to each of the posts.  This one is going to be about the 4 Ego Archetypes, which are Innocent, Everyman, Hero, and Caregiver.  As … Continue reading →

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Powerful Characters with Restrained Personas

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v57sUtvNa5o I’m not going to get into spoilers and share one of the few Legends of Windemere things that I’ve kept off my blog.  The topic here is characters who are high-powered, but don’t use them to the fullest due … Continue reading →

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True Self, Professionalism, and Social Media

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m sure I mentioned it before, but this is the year I try to boost my own professionalism because I want to be taken more seriously.  This has got me thinking about a few things that have kind of steamrolled, … Continue reading →

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So That’s What Book 5 is About?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve mentioned a few times that The Compass Key has had more battles than the other 4 books of Legends of Windemere combined.  It’s been worrisome because it feels like it isn’t me, but it works for the story.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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