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Happy Take Your Child to the Library Day 2023!
Like the header says, today is Take Your Child to the Library Day. Founded in 2011 by librarians Nadine Lipman and Caitlin Augusta, the event is held the first Saturday in February and encourages librarians to reach out to their communities and … Continue reading
Happy Women in Horror Month 2023!
Women in Horror Month is here again, that annual celebration that shines the spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought thrills and chills to generations of … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Events, Horror
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SWC at 30: It’s Our 30th Anniversary!
Where did the time go? It seems like only yesterday that StarWarp Concepts launched its first full-size comic—Lorelei #0, published in summer 1993, written by Steven A. Roman (that’s me!), drawn by David C. Matthews, and sporting an awesome cover by then–megapopular Vampirella … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Lorelei, Publishing, StarWarp Concepts
Tagged david c. matthews, lorelei, louis small jr., starwarp concepts 30th anniversary, steven a. roman, swc at 30
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Smashwords’ End of Year 2022 Ebook Sale Is Underway!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords (and its parent company, Draft2Digital) launches its annual End of Year Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from December 15 to January 1, 2023—and … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged draft2digital, e-books, e-tailers, events, smashwords, smashwords end of year sale, starwarp concepts backlist
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Happy Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day 2022!
Hey, book lovers! Today marks the twelfth annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day. Founded in 2010 by author Jessica Milchman, the event, held on the first Saturday in December, “is about instilling a love of bookstores in children so … Continue reading
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It’s National Novel Writing Month 2022!
Halloween’s over, in the U.S. it’s getting time to turn the clocks back an hour as Daylight Savings Time ends, and the chill of fall is fully upon us, And with that comes the annual November event called National Novel Writing … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Publishing, Writing Reference Books
Tagged events, national novel writing month, richard c. white, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, tracy hickman, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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Happy Buy Indie Comics Day 2022!
New York Comic Con 2022 might be opening its doors in the Big Apple this coming Thursday, but there’s no reason not to celebrate our favorite art form early—not when it’s time again for the annual celebration of Buy Indie Comics … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Events, Graphic Novels
Tagged bill bryan, buy indie comics day, chainsaw chuck majewski, dwight jon zimmerman, eliseu gouveia, elizabeth watasin, ernie colon, esteban maroto, events, henar torinos, john pierard, joni m. white, juan carlos abraldes rendo, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: genesis, lorelei: sects and the city, lou manna, louis small jr., neil vokes, randy zimmerman, reggie golden, richard c. white, saga of pandora zwieback annual, sholly fisch, steve geiger, steven a. roman, tom sutton, troubleshooters incorporated, uriel caton
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It’s National Comic Book Day 2022!
Today is National Comic Book Day, an unofficial “holiday” that’s celebrated every year on this date…although no one seems to know why that is, or who exactly started the tradition. Nevertheless, if you’re thinking that the friendly fiends at StarWarp Concepts must have … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Digital Comics, Events, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, heartstopper, Horror, Publishing
Tagged chronicles of the sea dragon, comic books, digital comic books, events, graphic novels, heroines and heroes, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: genesis, lorelei: sects and the city, national comic book day, saga of pandora zwieback annual, starwarp concepts backlist, the saga of pandora zwieback #0, troubleshooters incorporated
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Ahoy! It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2022!
Listen well, me hearties! Whether ye be a fan o’ the Pirates o’ the Caribbean movie franchise, or classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk, ’tis time again to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day—and speakin’ o’ … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Events, Fantasy
Tagged bill bryan, chronicles of the sea dragon, comic books, digital comic books, eliseu gouveia, events, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, international talk like a pirate day, richard c. white, the worlds of richard c. white
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It’s Banned Books Week 2022
Got a favorite book? Well, odds are good there’s someone out there in the United States who’d liked to see it censored. According to a recent Publishers Weekly article, the American Library Association “reported 681 documented attempts to ban or restrict library … Continue reading
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