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Goal Post: Let Spring Break Begin

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I made it! Spring break starts today and work returns on May 1st.  Going to get some editing done this weekend as well as pack for a father/son trip.  Passover is on Monday, so I’ll get some family time in … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Happy ‘Not Dead’ Day

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(A fun birthday poem.  Wrote this during a year where I wasn’t too thrilled with getting older.  So, I was calling it my ‘not dead’ day.  Still have these moments at times since my birthday always comes and goes.  There’s … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Fragile Form

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(Definitely wrote this after I pulled a muscle or stubbed a toe.  It got me thinking about how humans are supposed to be the superior species of Earth.  Yet, we are so easily injured and broken that I start to … Continue reading →

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Why Is It Usually Zombies?

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m probably going to open up the floor pretty quickly because everyone has a fun opinion on this. Whether you like zombies or not, most people are aware of them.  They’re a staple of survival horror, which can seem rather … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Writing Survival Stories

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I might start leaning more towards Survival Horror here.  Still, most of the advice should be able to work for non-horror survival stories.  I was wondering if Swiss Family Robinson would count too.  I mean, things seemed a bit too … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Origins: Kira Grasdon

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Within the pages of Legends of Windemere, one character will always stand out to me as the wild card.  The reason is because she was unexpected, but she also developed a really big love/hate relationship with readers.  Some seemed to hate … Continue reading →

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Survival Stories: More Common Than One Thinks?

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to make this exclusively about ‘Survival Horror’, but I thought I would branch out here.  Most people don’t get into that type of story while they may be interested in other types of survivals.  ‘Hatchet’, ‘Lord of … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Not Again with the Shoulder

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I genuinely don’t know what I did.  Yesterday, my right shoulder started hurting again like it did in August.  I’m trying to nip this in the bud fast because having it go on for 3 months was miserable the first … Continue reading →

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Music of Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

Here we are at the ending.  Not so much of this lengthy blog series, but the final book of the series.  Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age took a while to lock into place.  I had so many ideas for … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Zombies . . . Because They’re Required by Law

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Some people must have known this was coming.  Although, zombies don’t seem to be as prevalent as they once were.  I’m out of the loop, so I don’t know what horror monster has risen to take their place.  Feel free … Continue reading →

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