National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30. Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel.
And what do you know? It just so happens that StarWarp Concepts has a book that’s not only perfect for budding writers, but that’s also one of the e-books included in DriveThru’s sale:
Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination is our popular how-to book for writers and gamers in which bestselling fantasy author Richard C. White (Gauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special, Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings) takes you through the step-by-step process of constructing a world for your characters, from societies and governments to currency and religion. Included is an interview with New York Times bestselling author Tracy Hickman (Dragonlance) that discusses his methods of world building, as well as his creative experiences during his time as a designer for gaming company TSR, the original home of Dungeons & Dragons.
Terra Incognito was not just the #1 hottest title when it made its debut in October 2015 at DriveThru Fiction, but it then held the #1 position for weeks as DTF’s hottest title for nonfiction books and writers’ reference guides! And as of this writing, it currently ranks as the #4 hottest book in the NaNoWriMo (there’s a mouthful) sale!
“I think Terra Incognito is a solid introduction to the subject of world building. The book succeeds in helping the aspiring writer in creating a skeletal framework for which to hang the moving parts required of a believable fictional setting.”—The Gaming Gang
DriveThru’s NaNoWriMo promotion runs from through Tuesday, November 29. Visit the Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination product page at DTF and order a discounted copy today!
You know who else is associated with Stephen Strange? SWC friend and painting legend Bob Larkin! Bob’s painted Strange covers and trading cards in the past—including a magazine cover that teamed up Strange with Captain America and Star Wars’ C-3PO as a backup band for ’70s singer Linda Ronstadt! You can see those images by popping over to the 
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Happy Halloween! All Hallows’ Eve is our favorite holiday here at ’Warp Central, so in keeping with the fine tradition of handing out free treats to boils and ghouls everywhere, we have some digital-comic offerings for you!
Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa #1–3
Hey, fright fans! Over at the Pandora Zwieback blog, I’ve taken a look at all the horror TV shows and movies (both classic and contemporary) that are scheduled for certain U.S. cable television stations as they celebrate Halloween 2016. There are some good ones to watch, like Vincent Price in The Tingler (the poster for which you see here), about a killer parasite that can only be stopped if its victims scream—scream for their lives! Head over to the Pan site and give the four-part post a read!
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Do you remember the days when superhero comics used to be fun and not contests to see which publisher could come up with the grimmest and grittiest antihero? When heroes fought villains and not one another? When Marvel Comics actually acknowledged the existence of the Fantastic Four? 😉
Teen Read Week 2016 is happening right now, October 9–15. What is it? Well, to quote the event’s website:
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