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How Far Can an Anti-Hero Go?

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

In War of Nytefall, I had to change mental gears because the Dawn Fangs aren’t exactly heroes.  They could be considered that by their own species, but they’re still fairly monstrous in that they kill and destroy a lot.  I considered … Continue reading →

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A Week of Storms, Twitter, Vampires, and Invisible Anacondas

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

First, some good news and a promo.  I did an interview with Lisa Burton over at Entertaining Stories and it caused a really big jump in sales.  Biggest one I’ve seen in a little over a month.  To be fair, … Continue reading →

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About Vampires: Opening Pandora’s Box

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

By entering the realm of Vampire stories, I’ve been looking into the history of these creatures to see where the Dawn Fangs fit.  At least that was the starting idea that lasted about an hour.  It’s amazing how widespread the … Continue reading →

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That Explains So Much- A Week of Discovery

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m going to start with the stuff that doesn’t connect to the title.  Just an overview of the week to get to the big reveal that will take a long time to get over.  I started writing War of Nytefall: Lost … Continue reading →

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The Mushroom Mart: No Pigs Allowed

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to the Mushroom Mart . . . Okay, so it’s more of a forest, but Fungus Forest was already taken by a podiatrist down the road.  We are very serious about the pigs though because they can ruin our … Continue reading →

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A Week of Re . . . Ha! Not With the Kid Around

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

I write this the night before while I listen to my wife realizing that I wasn’t lying about the munchkin being hyped up all day.  That’s been the theme of the week.  If he wasn’t playing with Legos throughout the … Continue reading →

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Creatures of Fear: Hungry Little Bats

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

The more I look into bats, the less I understand the fear.  At first, I thought it was because they were associated with vampires.  That might not be the case as I look at people talk about it.  Also, bats … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is an old poem that I posted back in 2014 and wrote even early than that.  Figure I’d put it back up considering the theme.) The darkest depths of the mind are my playgrounds I am omnipotent Spiders, heights, … Continue reading →

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Present Tense Writing: A Refresher

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I realized that I haven’t really mentioned that I’m a present tense author for a while on this blog.  The way I realized this was by getting a few messages about ‘typos’ that turned out to be present tense.  … Continue reading →

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Zoo Day

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

A child’s wonder Etched into their face When seeing the beasts Outside the screen and page Larger as life Striking all the senses As alive as the child Who watches and waves Amazed at the sight Of beloved animals In … Continue reading →

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