Legends of Windemere: Family of the Tri-Rune is set to debut on Sunday, March 16th!!!
The magical adventure continues after Luke Callindor and his friends recover from their battles in Haven.
Nyx still has nightmares about casting the genocide spell in Hero’s Gate. Every night her heart is gripped by the sensation of hundreds of goblins dying by her magic. By the request of Lord Highrider and Duke Solomon, she is returning to fix the damage she caused. With Luke Callindor and Sari by her side, Nyx is ready to face the vengeful goblins and opportunistic thieves that plague Hero’s Gate. Yet, there is a darker threat that was born from her violated magic: The Krypters.
It is another action-packed, character driven story that will reveal one of our heroes has been lied to for their entire life.
About the Author:
Charles Yallowitz was born and raised on Long Island, NY, but he has spent most of his life wandering his own imagination in a blissful haze. Occasionally, he would return from this world for the necessities such as food, showers, and Saturday morning cartoons. One day he returned from his imagination and decided he would share his stories with the world. After his wife decided that she was tired of hearing the same stories repeatedly, she convinced him that it would make more sense to follow his dream of being a fantasy author. So, locked within the house under orders to shut up and get to work, Charles brings you Legends of Windemere. He looks forward to sharing all of his stories with you and his wife is happy he finally has someone else to play with.
Wednesday comes so fast. We are in the middle of the week and time for a story. Also our little community here at the beach is right inside the first week of Spring Break. The stories I could tell which are not Fiction Favorites. This time of year we absolutely hibernate in order to avoid the chaos. We go to the store only when we absolutely need to go since we buy about two weeks’ worth of stuff so we won’t have to go downtown. Unless the lime juice runs out there is no need to go there. Going downtown normally takes about four minutes. During spring Break you may be lucky to make it in an hour. Sometimes the mayhem gets so out of hand you have no choice but to turn around and go back home. Those of us in the know, simply don’t go out. Enough of my lesson on living in a place where every drunken young adult wants to congregate and drink more. Yeah you are right. We knew this would happen. It’s like hurricanes, we know they could arrive, but it doesn’t stop us from living here.
“Mmmm naw. Pizza is loaded with fat and calories.”
“How about a nice burger. The Ground Cow has some really good burgers.”
“Well. . . I gave up beef a couple of years ago. I just don’t want to violate my body with cow flesh.”
“There is a real nice seafood place and we can walk there.”
“Eu seafood. You mean the stuff that comes out of the Gulf?”
“Ah well yeah and it’s really fresh.”
“I hate to be picky, but I just don’t know where the seafood has been and I’m gonna pass.”
“Okay how about a salad then?”
“I’m not sure. You think the greens are okay? I mean I hear a lot about salmonella and stuff.”
“I guess I give up. What can you have for dinner?”
“I think we can stay right here on the beach. These blue corn chips are great and the green tea is cold. There is Grey Goose in the cooler. What else do we need? Besides I can’t stand up. Oh by the way. Got a light?”
I just thought I would remind you there is a side bar on this blog (maybe you’ve missed it) which has a number of places to click for additional information. If you should be in the mood to buy my book, there is a handy book cover for Amazon. If you would rather do Nook there is a Barnes and Noble icon. If you have any other reader, you can click the Martin Sisters Publishing link under blog roll and there you will be. If you are not sure you want to buy a book, there is the first chapter waiting for you to read and then make a more informed decision. also, there are Facebook like buttons for the book and me. You really don’t have to buy the book to be helpful. A quick like lets others know on Facebook the book and I are alive.
Here is the 36th installment of Ten Top Lists of What Not to Do by Marie Ann Bailey of 1WriteWay at http://1writeway.com and John W. Howell of Fiction Favorites at http://johnwhowell.com. These lists are simu-published on our blogs each Monday. We hope you enjoy.
Top Ten Things Not to Do If Your Book Gets a Negative Review
10. If your book gets a negative review, do not read the review, especially if the rating is one star. At best, the reviewer will admit the review is based on having read only a couple of pages of your book and you can chide yourself for even bothering to read one word of the review. At worst, you will read the review so many times you can quote it by heart, begin to believe it, and eventually get one star tattooed on your back to atone for imagined errors in your career choice.
9. If your book gets a negative review, do not respond to the review in any way. If you do, at best, the reviewer will ignore your comments and let others decide if you just have a case of sour grapes. At worst, the reviewer will take great delight in responding to your comments, goading you into an outraged frenzy whereupon the website will block you from seeing any more reviews.
8. If your book gets a negative review, do not search for and then comment on other books that the reviewer has reviewed. Even if you have read those books, at best, you will be taking precious time away from your writing just to get even with the reviewer. At worst, the reviewer will realize it is you and seek a court injunction on the grounds that you are unstable as evidenced by you spending so much more time reviewing other books rather than writing one.
7. If your book gets a negative review, do not ask your family or friends to target the reviewer with their own commentaries. If you do, at best, the reviewer will just ignore them and eventually they will lose interest. At worst, they will all end up in an unsightly battle of words and then they will all get banned from the website and your family and friends will turn on you like a wounded Leopard.
6. If your book gets a negative review, do not assume a false identity and write reviews of your book to counter the negative review. If you do, at best, no one will know it’s you and eventually you will just feel as if you are a loser. (You think?). At worst, someone will uncover your identity and both you and your book will be pulled from the websites, leaving your readers to think you’ve been arrested or kidnapped..
5. If your book gets a negative review, do not start a campaign against negative reviews, using the negative review as an example. At best, the campaign will quickly fizzle out as so many do without the reviewer ever knowing about it. At worst, the reviewer will see your campaign and accuse you of libel, slapping you with a lawsuit so expensive you will be doomed to write PR copy for the Russians full-time for the rest of your life in order to pay it off.
4. If your book gets a negative review, do not think that you should suddenly switch genres just because one reviewer doesn’t “get” your book. If you do, at best, you might discover writing erotica causes you to take too many breaks during the day so you can try out scenes with your significant other and so your productivity suffers. At worst, you might discover that while you may now enjoy writing erotica, you can’t get your children’s literature agent or any publisher’s interest in your new book.
3. If your book gets a negative review, do not take the reviewer’s advice to quit writing and take up dishwashing as an occupation. At best, the long hours at the sink will only cause your imagination to go into high gear and you’ll be back to writing within a few days. At worst, your brain will turn to mush from the boring drudgery and by the time you can retire from said occupation, you will have forgotten how you got stuck as a dishwasher in the first place.
2. If your book gets a negative review, do not think one bad review trumps all your positive reviews. If you do, at best, your faithful readers will not mind you’ve suddenly changed narrative styles because you are talented in any style you choose. At worst, you will find yourself writing only for the one reviewer who really doesn’t care about you or your books anyway, and your readers will have to organize an intervention to keep you from reading any more negative reviews.
1. If your book gets a negative review, do not stop writing. If you do, at best, you will suddenly have more time on your hands than you know what to do with. At worst, you will disappoint your readers and they will accuse you of emulating J.D. Salinger, which of course you cannot afford to do until you actually become J. D. Salinger.
Well here we are on the cusp of the weekend once again. Boy do I love Fridays. It is the night of an authorized Margarita and a nice ending to the week. I hope your week was productive and you accomplished all you set out to do. I have to say mine overflowed with getting stuff done. I was able to do some editing in addition to recording a Pod Cast interview. All in all, a very productive week
I know the video has nothing to do with Hump day, but I really think this song is something we should think about now and then. It does relate to the story so I decided to put it up there anyway. Yes it is hump day after all and time for another story. This one is about a guy who asks a fellow worker for a favor. Hope you like it.
Frank makes his way down the hall. He needs to see Ronny about a loan and Ronny’s cube is in the next section of the building. Ronny’s Section BB is about a stone’s throw from section AA where Frank works. He always thought it strange how the company labeled the various rooms of the office. You would think they could just call it section A, he thinks to himself the many times he traversed the hall. Ronny and Frank are friends as well as co-workers. Even though they don’t have the same boss they feel they have a co-worker bond in addition to the friendship.
Frank weaves around the various cubes walls until the maze ends up and Ronny’s place.
“Hey Ronny.”
“Crap Frank. You scared the hell out of me.”
“I’m sorry. Can you chat a minute?”
“Yeah sure. Move that shit of the chair and have a seat.”
“You sure you’re not busy?”
“Oh oh looks like you need some money.”
“How did you know?”
“Whenever you are polite, you need money.”
“Well I resemble that.”
“I’m sure. So how much do you need?”
“How much you got?”
“Come on Frank, quit kidding. How much?”
“Well I need twenty but will take five.”
“Oh sure, let me get a five.”
“Not five dollars Ronny. Five thousand.”
“W-What. Five thousand? What the hell for?”
“I really need twenty, but the five will keep me alive until next week.”
“Keep you alive. What are you saying?”
“Um, I borrowed so to speak twenty thousand from a guy and now I need to pay it back.”
“Why did you do that?”
“This guy said if I didn’t give him twenty thousand he was going to throw me off the Empire State Building.”
“Just like that? He demands twenty thousand. Why didn’t you go to the police?”
“Couldn’t. I paid a guy twenty thousand not to kill another guy.”
“Aw Frank. This is becoming way too complex. I don’t have twenty thousand to give you and how in god’s name did you get yourself into this mess.”
“Well the guy they were going to kill was a friend of mine and the killer said he would not do it for twenty thousand. So I burrowed the twenty from another guy who now wants it back or I go sailing off the Empire State building.”
“Good luck on this Frank. You should have never gotten involved in the first place. I can’t help you.”
“Of course there is another alternative.”
“Yeah what is that?”
“I could collect the twenty if I killed the guy myself.”
“Frank. Listen to me. You are a big boy and for some reason you are acting like a kid. Do you know why they wanted your friend killed?”
“Yeah. He was playing the market and came up short. He owes them a bunch of money and it looks like they won’t get it.”
“So you got yourself into the middle. Is this friend worth it?”
“I don’t know Ronny are you?”
“Me? What the hell you talking about? What are going to do with that gun?”
“Don’t you owe some guys a bunch of money?”
“No. Did they tell you I did?”
“Yes. They said they were going to kill you if I didn’t give them the twenty.”
“Shit I didn’t think it would come to this. Yeah I do owe them the money”
“So can I have the twenty?”
“I don’t have it.”
“I think you better come with me Frank. Very quietly.”
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Did you ever do a favor for someone and they not appreciate it?
We’re getting close to the debut of Legends of Windemere: Family of the Tri-Rune. All I need is the cover art and then it’ll be 2-3 days of hype. Still, it’s not too early to get volunteers for these events.
Cover Reveal– This is a simple revelation of the cover, book blurb, and my author information. I’ll be sending an HTML file of this to all volunteers about 1-2 days before it has to go up. Since I don’t have the cover or a clear completion time, I can’t give an exact date. I apologize for this, but I’d like to get volunteers without doing a last-minute scramble to get my book out. Timing is everything.
April Blog Tour– Like last time, I will give a day to each volunteer to make their post and I’ll do a thank you post in return. Any authors who join will have it mentioned in that post along with any social media sites and their Amazon sales site. The document at the bottom will make gathering this information a lot easier. Again, this will come in the form of an HTML file that you simply copy and paste into your post screen.
Thank you to anyone who volunteers and please spread the word. Also, please use the document, which will make things easier to keep track of. Thanks again.
I was very surprised today to get a thank you from a reader who had bought a book at my signing held during the launch of My GRL. I can’t tell you how much this note touched me. I have heard other compliments about My GRL, but to receive a note of thanks is really special. Some really nice folks who have read My GRL have written some really great reviews. I have loved each and every one of the reviews written to date. I have to tell you though, a hand written note penned by someone who appreciated the story is a real pleasant surprise. Tell me this isn’t sweet.
Here is the 35th installment of Ten Top Lists of What Not to Do by Marie Ann Bailey of 1WriteWay at http://1writeway.com and John W. Howell of Fiction Favorites at http://johnwhowell.com. These lists are simu-published on our blogs each Monday. We hope you enjoy.
Top Ten Things Not to Do When Spending Time in the DMV
10. When spending time in the DMV, do not show any sign of impatience. If you do, at best, the clerks will slow service just to see you sweat. At worst, you will need a defillibrator to restart your heart after you go apoplectic from missing your turn because you forgot to take a number.
9. When spending time in the DMV, make sure all your paperwork is complete before your number is called. If you don’t, at best, the clerks will have a good laugh sending you back to the end of the queue. At worst, you will be tempted to say something like “Really?” in a heavily sarcastic voice which will result in you being banned from the DMV for the day.
8. When spending time in the DMV, make certain you do not leave the room until your number is called. If you do, at best, your number will be called the second you leave and you’ll rush back in time. At worst, your number will be called and the next person served and you will need to wait until your number comes up again in a week.
7. When spending time in the DMV, be careful on what and how much you drink. If you don’t, at best, you will experience number eight while visiting the restroom. At worst, you will try to gut it out and the clerks will be able to tell you are in a dire situation and prolong your agony according to number ten.
6. When spending time in the DMV, do not arrive during the hours of eleven and two. If you do, at best, you will be subject to the lunch hour slowdown and have a longer wait. At worst, you will be caught in a never-ending situation with only one clerk at a time working while the rest go out for drinks and to celebrate the hundredth slow down heart attack of the month.
5. When spending time in the DMV, make sure you bring something to read other than your phone, kindle or tablet. If you don’t, at best, you will be forced to ask your neighbor for something to read since the DMV is a digital dead zone. At worst, you will be forced to watch the slowly moving clerks for hours on end who appear to be sharing the same “look at this” joke and working two and three together on one problem.
4. When spending time in the DMV, do not make eye contact with any humans in the room. If you do, at best, you will be asked to help with someone’s paperwork. At worst, you’ll have to hear some sad story of why this person needs to get back to work to support the sick family and a request to trade places which you will find hard to turn down.
3. When spending time in the DMV, do not talk to any human beings in the room. If you do, at best, you will need to endure the endless complaining on the slowness of the system. At worst, you may find yourself in the company of someone who is getting ready to crack under the DMV waiting pressure.
2. When spending time in the DMV, do not dress in your finest. If you do, at best, you will be subject to endless requests for “just a dollar so I can get my license.” At worst, you might be asked to hand over all your money by a serious looking gent who swears he has a gun in his pants.
1. When spending time in the DMV, do not attempt to numb your pain with any kind of substance, controlled or otherwise. If you do, at best, you might fall asleep and miss the call of your number. At worst, you might end up on the six and eleven o’clock news leading a riot in the DMV which seemed like a good idea at the time you were leading it.
