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And Now a Word From Our Sponsor (Us)…
King Kong is a republication of the 1932 novelization of the original movie classic. Written by Delos W. Lovelace, based on the story by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper and the screenplay by James A. Creelman and Ruth Rose, it includes scenes that didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Horror, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, illustrated classics, james a. creelman, king kong, king kong 1933, king kong 90th anniversary, merian c. cooper, movies, novelizations, paul tuma, ruth rose
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It’s National Encourage a Young Writer Day 2023!
Here’s an annual tradition we here at ’Warp Central always get behind a hundred percent: Today is National Encourage a Young Writer Day, and although no one seems to know the origin of this “holiday,” according to the National Day Calendar: … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Steven A. Roman
Tagged holidays, national encourage a young writer day, steven a. roman
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The Perfect Guide Book for Building Those Dungeons Where Dragons Dwell
If you’re a fan of epic-fantasy movies, you probably know that tomorrow marks the arrival of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves in theaters—the latest big-budget movie adapation of the bestselling roleplaying game franchise, this time with Chris Pine (Star Trek) … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, movies, Nonfiction, Publishing, Writing Reference Books
Tagged dungeons and dragons, dungeons and dragons: honor among thieves, movies, nonfiction, richard c. white, shameless plugs, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, tracy hickman, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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Happy Read an Ebook Week 2023!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its 14th annual Read an Ebook Week Sale, during which you can purchase tens of thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs March 5–11—and yes, you’ll need to set up … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, richard c. white, smashwords, smashwords read an ebook week, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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Happy Game Masters Appreciation Day 2023!
It’s that time of year again, when fans of roleplaying games celebrate International GM’s [Game Masters] Appreciation Day, an occasion that’s best explained by this quote from the official GM’s Day site: GM’s Day was born on the site EN World in December … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Publishing, Writing Reference Books
Tagged events, gm's day, international game masters appreciation day, 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 90th Anniversary, King Kong!
Can you believe it? It was 90 years ago today, on March 3, 1933, that movie audiences in New York City met the Eighth Wonder of the World, at the world premiere of King Kong! The creation of movie producer Merian … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Events, Horror, Illustrated Classics, movies
Tagged delos w. lovelace, edgar wallace, events, illustrated classics, king kong, king kong 1933, king kong 90th anniversary, merian c. cooper, paul tuma
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Baseball and Reading: A Winning Combination!
If there’s one thing our resident monster-fighting Goth girl, Pandora Zwieback, loves—other than her boyfriend, her friends and family, her skill at painting, and…oh, yeah, all things horror—it’s reading. And when it’s a literacy program that involves her favorite baseball … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reading
Tagged events, new york mets, reading, ya gotta read
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SWC Artist Lou Manna Featured in Alter Ego Magazine
On sale right now at comic shops, from TwoMorrows Publishing, is Alter Ego #180, the latest issue of the comic-history magazine overseen by writer/editor/comic legend Roy Thomas (The Avengers, Conan the Barbarian). The issue focuses on Thomas’s The Young All-Stars, a DC … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Art, Comic Books, Lorelei
Tagged alter ego magazine, comic books, Interviews, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lou manna, roy thomas, shameless plugs, tomorrows publishing, young all-stars
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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
What Are SWC Horror Bites?
On Wednesday, as part of marking the start of the 2023 celebration of Women in Horror Month, I mentioned our SWC Horror Bites imprint—but what is that, exactly? Well, put basically, “short tales to appease your monstrous hunger for suspense” is … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Horror, Publishing
Tagged clemence annie housman, e-books, starwarp concepts backlist, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, washington irving, white fell the werewolf
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