Tag Archives: writing

Butterfly Haiku

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I had a haiku That was perfect in my mind It died in my sleep Seriously, I this haiku about something popped into my head as I fell asleep.  I couldn’t save it.  All I know is that it was … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Do I Continue the Losing Battle?

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, the last two weeks have been 4 ‘work’ days and 3 days where my wife goes ‘get your ass off the computer!’.  I’ve realized how important that 5th weekday is to reaching my 2 chapter goal.  I’m coming up … Continue reading →

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Here’s Your Money . . . Don’t You Dare Use It

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

There is a small debate around here, which is filled with confusion.  As people know, I received my first royalty check this week.  On my anniversary too, which was awesome timing.  Anyway, that’s not the real point of this. I’m … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Timoran Wrath

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s been a while since I did one of these on a major character, but I introduced Timoran Wrath to the world and now I should explain him.  Sadly, he is a barbarian, so he has an uphill battle. Most … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Research & the Western Genre by Briana Vedsted

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Today, I have a guest blog from Briana Vedsted a young author who is working on getting her first officially published.  Her book is a Western entitled ‘Me and Billy the Kid’ and she has done a lot of research … Continue reading →

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The Enchantress

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Thursday Poetry Prompt by We Drinks Because We’re Poets. I may be in a mess It’s might fault, I will confess A spell I need to make To avoid this wizard’s best A fang of snake A rib from dead … Continue reading →

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AskDavid.com Update

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I misread something with the AskDavid.com thing.  They gave me a free trial on the tweets to tempt me into buying their 30 tweets for $10 package.  I have to admit that after getting more sales today than I did … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing Advertising: AskDavid.com New Trick

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Don’t worry, fellow writers.  This is a trick that goes in our favor and I think it’s incredibly cool.  This really makes me have a lot more love for this site. AskDavid.com is one of the sites I used to … Continue reading →

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Another Warning to Authors! (1,000th Post)

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is my 1,000th post, so I felt I should make an important public service announcement.  This is for all authors that spend a lot of time sitting in front of a computer and churning out their books.  Well, it … Continue reading →

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Star Trek, Tuxedo, Burgers, & Other

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Add On– Got first royalty check.  Yippee!  Now I need to figure out what credit union to set up an account with. First, a big thank you to all the anniversary well-wishes.  Also, a thank you for the 200+ comments, … Continue reading →

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