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What Do You Look For in Magical Beasts?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

One of the staples of the fantasy genre are the magical beasts from mythology and the recesses of the author’s imagination.  Yes, I’m aware that some people feel that such things are overused and no longer have a place in … Continue reading →

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Restructuring Day

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I learned one thing this morning.  A guy who has a mild case of arachnophobia and is half-asleep should not look up ‘WEBS’ on a yahoo image search.  There are some majorly nasty looking spiders out there.  What demented … Continue reading →

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Editing Accomplished!

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

It is done!  The editing of the books is done for now.  That means a week of relaxing and other low key projects.  First on the list- The Restructuring . . . kind of wish I had a human sounding … Continue reading →

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Plan for the Week- Hopefully Relaxation

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’m hoping to relax this week since I finished typing in the edits to Legends of Windemere: Family of the Tri-Rune.  By relaxing, I mean focusing on projects that don’t require full focus and aren’t time sensitive.  I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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I Speak of Trade, Fellow Authors!

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I called for volunteers to help with a December blog tour for my upcoming release, Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies.  Another idea came to me in regards to this to make it more worth your while. I … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Queen Ionia

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

First, this character is named after Ionia of Readfulthings.  She has become a dear friend even though we only met this year, 2013.  So, I’m sure people are already jumping to the comments for one reason or another. Now, the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Panic!- Sales Slumps of the Year

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

From what I can see and have been told by those wiser than I, we’re looking at another slow period for book sales.  Not just me, but authors in general.  People are saving their month for turkeys or, most likely, … Continue reading →

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Allure of the Gypsies Blog Tour Sign Up

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies will be debuting on December 1st.  So, there will be a blog tour throughout December.  Ionia is helping me put this together, so a big thank you to her for showing me how … Continue reading →

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Danger of a Series: Slow Grow vs Impatience

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

There’s a bittersweet benefit to doing a series.  As an author, you can gradually craft and mold your characters.  They don’t have to reach their peak by the end of the first book.  In fact, that would probably end the … Continue reading →

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Ionia’s Hotseat: The Lich (Villain of Legends of Windemere)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Ionia- So, today, I am very honoured to have…uhm…pssst…how should I announce you…do you want to go by Lich or by the Lich or by… The Lich- The Lich is what I am known as. All other names have been … Continue reading →

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