Author Archives: Steven

Zwieback: The Recommended Cure for Sparkly-Emo-Vampire Fiction

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Steven

What better way to celebrate this post–New York Comic Con 2011 week than with more great reactions to the arrival of our favorite Goth girl on the monster-hunting scene? First off, the prestigious Midwest Book Review has posted their review … Continue reading →

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Zwieback: Now an Official Goth-approved Brain Food!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Steven

I might be in the middle of attending New York Comic Con this weekend, but that doesn’t keep the good news from continuing for Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1! Lillian Hawkins of the Goth-culture site Gothic … Continue reading →

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Cry Havoc!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Steven

New York Comic Con 2011—being held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center here in New York City—is this week, October 13–16. I’ll be manning the StarWarp Concepts location: BOOTH 2539 in the Small Press Publishers Area. Helping me out … Continue reading →

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Happy Banned Books Week!

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Steven

Ever read Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? How about To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, The Color Purple, by Alice Walker, or Brave New World by Aldous Huxley? … Continue reading →

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Magical Mice Love Zwieback, Too!

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Steven

So, just when I think we’re overdue for another positive review of Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1—’cause really, how could there be any other kind?  ;-)—along comes my buddy, author J. D. Calderon, to step up … Continue reading →

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Pandora Zwieback and the Blustery Day

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Steven

Brooklyn Book Festival 2011! An outdoor event apparently held this year in a wind tunnel, which often required you to grab hold of the open-air tent surrounding your booth and pray you didn’t get carried off to Oz as you … Continue reading →

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We Are Looking for the Brooklyn Queens

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Steven

Spread the word: The Brooklyn Book Festival is being held this Sunday, September 18th, at Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza—and StarWarp Concepts will be in attendance! BOOTH # 115 is where you’ll find me hawking all the Starwarp Concepts titles, accompanied … Continue reading →

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The Secret Origin of Sebastienne Mazarin (Part 1)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Steven

Back on August 24th you were introduced to Pandora Zwieback 1.0—the original, non-Goth version of Pan that I created for an unfinished screenplay in 1984. But how about her mentor, Sebastienne “Annie” Mazarin, 400-year-old shape-shifter and professional monster hunter—where did … Continue reading →

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We’ve Got E-books!

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Steven

That’s right! Available for purchase right now from DriveThru Horror is the PDF edition of Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1! Well, no, you can’t buy it for a dollar, but the low, low price of $4.99 … Continue reading →

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I Think I’m Seeing a Pattern, Here…

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Steven

The good news keeps on coming for Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1! If I’m not careful, I might actually start thinking I’m some amazing, big-time writer!  😉 Lady Kell of the UK’s BCF Book Reviews has … Continue reading →

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