Hi, and welcome to another edition of Lisa Burton Radio. I'm your host, Lisa the robot girl, and we're going to try something a little bit different today. There is a character I've been dying to interview, but he's kind of hard to catch up with.
Fizzle is a drite, and they can be kind of reclusive. If we don't find him, I may have to think on the fly here for something to broadcast. I have a secret weapon though. I bought a beautiful basket of organic apples the last time I was at Whole Foods.
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“OH! You scared me. Are you Fizzle?”
“Fizzle is Fizzle. Told to speak of self here. Uh . . . Fizzle small dragon. Fizzle live in woods. Fizzle leave woods to help friends. Tradespeak hard. Fizzle learn from tiny human. Fizzle love apples. What organic?”
“Oh my gosh, you're so cute. For those listening, Fizzle looks like a dragonfly, in that he's a small dragon with dragonfly wings.”
“Fizzle called drite. Not like big dragons or fake dragons. Fizzle and kind dif . . diffe . . . other thing. Drites small with great magic. Fizzle hide easy and have spell called disin . . . dis . . . make bad things go poof. Friends like warning when Fizzle cast poof spell. Give time to be safe. Fizzle have great aim, so no worry. Oh, drites have long tails too.”
“Don't you guys usually protect a forest or something?”
“Many drites protect nature. Not all. Some lazy and some curious. Fizzle protect Visindor Forest and sword lady’s school. Fizzle there before school, but Betty make yummy apple pies. Betty not sword lady. She friend of sword lady. Fizzle leave home and job to cousin. Plimp odd, but strong and good. He planting pine trees. Says pinecones yummier than apples. Fizzle not agree.”
“So why would you leave that all behind? It must be pretty important.”
<smack, chomp, burp> “Fizzle’s friends need help. Luke get into trouble. He need guarding while part of prophecy. Other champions help, but Fizzle protect Luke first. Also, like Nyx smell and Delvin know how to make apple pie. Timoran fun to perch on too. Sari just fun. Fizzle like having friends. Fizzle make sure they stay safe. Gods tell Fizzle to keep them safe.”
“You're pretty small, what would you do if someone threatened your friends.”
“Fizzle say magic. Fizzle very fast and smart. Stay hidden until strike. Bad people never see Fizzle coming. Well, blue lady did once. Evil Man did too, but Fizzle smack him. Evil Man very scary. Fizzle friends all hurt by him. Fizzle too when caught by surprise. Fizzle no like Evil Man. Rather fight Lich, who is a rotting man. Make that one go poof, but he not stay poofed. Very frus . . . frustr . . . make Fizzle pout.”
“Sounds like they could use some protecting. Do you ever sleep?”
“Fizzle have regular sleep. Also have long sleep. Drites need growing sleep for month to get stronger. Fizzle do this and friends get in trouble. This why friends need Fizzle.”
“That has to be nerve wracking. Maybe they could get a fu dog or something to cover for that year.”
“Fizzle like dogs. Luke like dogs too. Fizzle think that hard topic. Luke miss big dog. Fizzle give many apples to cheer up. Fizzle not worry now. Nyx get stronger and other champions wiser. Only Luke and Sari cause trouble. Timoran say they too young for adult wisdom. Nyx say they need head smack. Fizzle think they hide hurt with fun. Oh! Maybe Fizzle take form of dog. Bad people not expect dog to cast poof spell. Can dogs fly?”
“You know what I think? If you protect the champions, that makes you a champion too.”
“Fizzle no champion. Fizzle protector of champions. Prophecy go on with or without Fizzle and other friends. Fizzle know champions need friends. Though champions do not know that champions need friends to win. Not sure how, but Fizzle feel that right. Old Evil have demons, so why not champions have friends?”
“The champion's mission sounds like a dangerous adventure, but Windemere sounds like it has beautiful places too. Do you ever think you might adopt a new forest once everything is sorted out?”
“Fizzle no know. May take Visindor back or stay with Nyx. Fizzle have strong bond with Nyx. Luke call her city rat. Not sure if Fizzle want stay in city. Depend on what around. Many forests without drites. Fizzle can make new home and new friends. Fizzle can travel and plant a forest of every apple tree in world. Call it Yummy Woods and protect it.”
“Thank you for being with is today, Fizzle. The sponsor of today's show is Charms of the Feykin, the newest entry in the Legends of Windemere series. Don't forget to tip your waitress by clicking on those sharing buttons at the end of the post.
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To make a champion fall, one must wound their very soul.
Nyx is leading the charge to rescue Delvin and Sari, who have gone missing in the southern jungles of Windemere. Battling through the local predators, the champions are surprised when they reunite in the Feykin city of Rhundar. Instead of captives, the missing heroes have become the city’s rulers and are on the verge of starting a war with those that want to exterminate their new followers. Even with such a noble cause, Delvin and Sari have changed into brutal warlords that may kill each other and their friends long before they step onto the battlefield.
Have Delvin and Sari really changed for the worst or is there a greater threat pulling the champions’ strings?
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.
Blog: www.legendsofwindemere.com
Twitter: @cyallowitz
Facebook: Charles Yallowitz
Website: www.charleseyallowitz.com
Reblogged this on Legends of Windemere and commented:
Thanks for having me and Fizzle over. 🙂
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Happy to have you.
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Looking forward to popping in for comments.
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We have some gorgeous dragonflies in my neck of the woods – unfortunately they’re the insect variety and sadly lacking in sentience and magical powers. We could use a drite or two. They sound like a lot of fun – unless you’re an an apple addict…. 😉
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I’d settle for one because two is just asking for them to cause trouble. They like pulling pranks on each other. Nothing malicious, but it can make a mess. On the plus side, they are happy to share if you ask nicely or make them agree that you get dibs.
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Pranks make for a little writing mayhem…
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True. Though, getting a face full of hallucinogenic dragon breath can be problematic. 🙂
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I have this terrible image of hippies passing a drite around in their van now.
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That would be funny. Also, a little scary if they manage to get the drite stoned.
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Hey, a character has to have a few problems and twists that get them into trouble…
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At least this twist is adorable and has the ability to get a person out of trouble too.
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It has the plus/minus factor to keep people turning pages…
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Thanks, Jan.
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So that Fizzle sure is cute, hm?
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He is, but has some real power behind him too.
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Yup. Which is why it’s funny when he gets to speak in his native tongue. Draconic is very deep and guttural, so it’s a bass voice coming out of a tiny body. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Archer's Aim and commented:
What an interesting interview by Lisa Burton today of an interesting character. Kudos to Charles Yallowitz for an intriguing character and book. Check this post and the book out!
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Thanks, PH. These assists are so helpful.
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You are welcome. I always enjoy these interviews.
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Thanks.
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Thanks for the reblog. Always happy to hear that people like the characters. Fizzle is typically the top of the favorites list.
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Sure, I’ve got to get some time and read the series – sounds interesting!
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I think it is, but I’m obviously biased. 🙂
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Be as biased as you like, it’s your work!
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I wonder how many authors wait their entire lives for permission. 😀
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And wonder why they don’t get anywhere… You have to give that permission daily to keep going rather than let if come from external factors like sales, reviews and ratings, etc…
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Good point. I’ll admit I tend to be more humble and bragging, which can be a detriment. Better to be somewhere in the middle for marketing purposes.
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Indeed…
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So true.
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I can see that happening. My main characters tend to be kind of stoic, and the support staff have the personality.
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I think part of it is that you can have more flexibility with supporting characters. This is where the comic reliefs, dramatic sidekicks, and other looser personalities turn up. It’s like we’re raised to believe heroes have to be the most serious person in the room.
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I like to break molds and try new things, but that’s my fallback position. Lisa was approached with a different path, and I like how her shortcomings enhanced her story. She has no sidekick to rely upon.
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I wonder if heroines have more flexibility than heroes. Since female characters used to be more supporting than main, there is more acceptance toward them having certain quirks that male characters can’t really get away with. For example, a clumsy heroine gets a different reaction than a clumsy hero.
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There may still be some of that, but Peter Parker always had his share of problems. I think things are improving on that front. Deadpool comes to mind too.
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Peter Parker is an interesting case. He’s noted as the first superhero to have real world problems like grades, rent, and dating. Prior to him, it was aliens, billionaires, hunted monsters, and celebrity heroes. We’ve definitely come a long way with characters since then. I do hope we aren’t heading for a stream of heroes without problems though. That doesn’t seem believable to me. Deadpool certainly handles his issues in a unique way.
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The voice of Fizzle reminds me of a childhood cartoon, but I can’t place it.
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I think it gives him a special kind of charm.
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I agree.
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Any character with a ‘cutie pie’ tone would probably fit. His language skills do improve as the series progresses, but it was hard to do without making him lose his ‘child-like’ aspect. Then again, he’s around 200 years old.
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Added this interview on my new Paper.li – The Fantasy Daily: https://paper.li/ph_solomon/1474406983#!headlines
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That’s cool. I’ll have to check that out. Is it one that tweets out like others i’ve seen?
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I think it is. I may have to go to a paid plan to really manage it the way I think it could be effective like injecting it into my blog. If you have a linked announcement I can manually add it and I do tweet it some during the day. I’m just playing with it to see if it becomes another avenue for marketing.
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I used your tweet button and shared it. I see these and RebelMouse all the time. I think they are a much better way of amalgamating data than reblogging everything that comes down the line. We all appreciate reblogs, but some hosts do nothing but that and people tune out. I believe a blog should be 90% original content to maintain readership. Paper and RebelMouse are like newspapers and have a certain charm about them. I feel a post coming on, but I’ll have to think about it a bit.
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True that, it was my exact though, especially if it can be injected into my blog to better disseminate its existence.
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I didn’t realize these were actual papers/non-spam things. I keep getting Twitter notifications about being in these magazines, but I was confused because I never submitted. Thanks for the addition and letting me know what these actually are.
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It’s a curation of topics from the web. I’m exploring it as a marketing channel in some way that links to social media and my blog. Not sure if it will make much difference at this point but it’s worth a try…
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Cool. I do wonder how well that will work out. Looks like it could be effective with a good variety of topics.
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Yes, I think so too but I’m waiting to see how effective it can be.
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I think Charles and I would both like to know how it works out.
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You plug in topics and it curates posts from the web based on them. You have a limited number of topics – 10 for free and 25 for paid. You can also manually add posts as you see fit. I think it notifies many if not all the originators that it’s been curated. I always thought it was great to get posts curated for further exposure.
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I started my own magazine on Flipboard, and it occasionally goes crazy. Not quite the same, but similar. I got 40 referrals for Lisa’s mugshot yesterday.
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Hey, that’s great. I often get high viewing days off Flipboard referrals.
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It’s hit and miss for me, but I got hundreds over a short story tip a few months ago. I don’t know how many of them stuck around, but I hope a few did.
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Just getting more people poking around regularly is good.
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Absolutely.
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They are pretty cool. I always try to support the ones that grab my content, even it is a retweet. I was just telling PH, I may write about this, but I’ll probably do it on Story Empire.
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I’ll have to remember that. Never touched them because I thought they were spam. Now I know. 🙂
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Aways enjoy Fizzle. You three ought to have a chat room somewhere and hold a roundtable discussion. These comments were interesting for sure.
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There were some great discussions today. I always like that.
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Me too. I think I’m going to start a radio show and get you two to come on along with PH. Could have a subject and then discuss.
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Sounds like a blast. Have your people contact my robot.
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Okay.
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That would be fun. Wonder what system that would work with. Not really up on my chat room tech.
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Hmmm. There are a few. It would be great to have a radio broadcast. I wonder. If I started a radio show would you be a guest?
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You need to talk Charles into joining our club. PH and I are already members. Then you already have the mechanism in place. Tell him he can get reading credit for Notebook II.
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I have tried.
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Me too.
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🙂
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Happy to. How would that work?
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Let me get more info and I’ll let you know.
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Great interview, Lisa. What an adorable creature Fizzle is and purple to boot. *hold out an apple* My gift to Fizzle and I look forward to reading his adventures.
Charles, you have such a gift for original, fantasy characters, each with their own voice and idiosyncrasies. Bravo!
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Glad you enjoyed it.
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Fizzle- Thank you for, apple. Give Fizzle good dreams.
Thanks. I do have to admit that Fizzle was originally made by the guy who ran the D&D game the series is based on. Fizzle was his avatar character who made sure we didn’t stray too far from the story. So I have to give credit where it’s due. It has been fun drawing out more story for Fizzle since he couldn’t be as central in the game.
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I love dragonflies. We had quite a few make appearances around the pool this. It would have been fun to have a Drite show up with them.
Fizzle is a great name. it really fits the voice.
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Thanks. Drites would be awesome to have around. 🙂
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I absolutely love Fizzle. he’s my most favorite character from Legends of Windermere. Good job containing the little dragon Lisa.
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Thank you.
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Thanks. She definitely kept him on task and out of trouble.
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Fizzle sounds pretty cute! I do love dragons 🙂
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Thank you.
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Thanks. He’ll take that as a compliment. At least once he figures out how to say the word.
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😀
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Fizzle sounds adorable!!
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