Tag Archives: words

What Is Nonverbal Communication?

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m always surprised by the amount of people who forget that non-verbal communication is more potent than verbal.  As authors, we can easily forget this because we work with words and think of their power.  We focus so much on … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Heart Forms

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was another poem where I just wanted to have fun.  We certainly use the word ‘heart’ for a lot of things.) I agree whole-heartedly With all the bleeding hearts That a broken heart can scar Becoming a heavy heart … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Misusing Words

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

This is one of those topics that’s been on my mind, but I’m not really sure how to fully explain it.  I don’t mean using the wrong words or typos here.  I’m thinking more about how people will take one … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Bholed Owr Greightness

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was a silly poem that got a lot of traction back in the day.  Wrote this in 2011 near the start of a big poetry period.  Enjoy if you get it.) We R Soupereor Two all uhthr crechurs Owr … Continue reading →

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Stand Together- Poetry & Prose for Ukraine

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

An eclectic collection of poetry and short prose for Ukraine. Poetry about war, warriors, hope, and sunflowers; multi-genre stories, featuring work from: A. L. Butcher Roman Nyle Charles Yallowitz Vickie Johnstone Andrew P. Weston Rebecca Miller Michael H. Hanson Charles … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Reading

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

Damn right I grew up on this show. Seriously though, I have noticed that reading isn’t as popular or common as it once was.  I see many adults and students have trouble or show no interest.  Many people have told … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Talk about Talking

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The original plan was for this to be a post about the different styles of dialogue.  I ran into a problem, which is that I really only know about how I do it.  Feels wrong to talk about the methods … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Creating Words: Becoming a Shakespeare

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to talk about making words and phrases, but I realized that I haven’t done anything like that.  In fact, most people don’t or won’t notice until they are long gone because you need time to see what … Continue reading →

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Fate of the World in Your Words

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Charles Yallowitz

I came up with an interesting scenario and question last week, but didn’t want it to get lost in the shuffle.  To be totally fair, I’m setting this post up on October 30th and will probably do a test run … Continue reading →

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Crossword Puzzles: Helping an Author’s Word Thingy . . . Vocabulary

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

My family is big on crossword puzzles.   There’s a table full of them in the bathroom, a pile of them on the dining room table, and a travel book in at least one of the suitcases.  Now I wasn’t into … Continue reading →

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