Tag Archives: writing

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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Hero for Fame and Fortune

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I can already sense people heading for the comments to talk about how they hate these types of heroes.  They are selfish, arrogant, rude, and/or terrible teammates.  You can usually expect them to make the wrong decision if money or … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Followers of Identity

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(I don’t really know what prompted this one.  It deals with people who transform themselves into others.  They don’t create their own identity, but try to turn into a person they idolize.  It can be physical and psychological.  I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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A Hero for Justice!

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Been staring at the screen because I don’t know how to tackle this one.  It isn’t because a Hero for Justice is complicated.  It’s just that we all know the type: Superman . . . Batman . . . Spider-Man … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Origins: Fizzle

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Fizzle is probably the most popular character of Legends of Windemere.  He isn’t a champion, but he might as well be in the eyes of some readers.  It reached a point where I was getting requests for a Fizzle book.  This … Continue reading →

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I’m Just a Hero for Fun

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I was showing my son the anime called ‘One Punch Man’.  This is about a guy named Saitama who became so strong that he defeats every enemy with one punch.  He lives in a world of monsters, villains, and … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: A Whole New Schedule

Posted on September 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, I didn’t get the writing done that I wanted to last weekend.  It was a 3-day weekend, so I thought I could get two chapters done in Darwin & the Beast Collector.  I only managed one on Saturday and … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: First Snow

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is pretty obvious.  One stanza is how kids look at snow and the other is for adults.  Funny how our perception of snow changes as we age.) Children cheer for it. The sign it’s time to play. A coating … Continue reading →

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Goal Post: Good Friends Are a Blessing

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I put an update at the bottom of last week’s post saying that a life event was going to derail my plans.  This resulted in me getting no writing done beyond what I wrote before the event started on … Continue reading →

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