Category Archives: Nonfiction

Smashwords’ 2024 End of Year Ebook Sale Is Underway!

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Steven

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 12 to … Continue reading →

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It’s National Novel Writing Month 2024!

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Steven

Halloween’s over for this year, in the U.S. this coming weekend it’s time to turn the clocks back an hour as Daylight Savings Time ends, and with the arrival of November comes the annual event called National Novel Writing Month. … Continue reading →

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Happy National Day on Writing 2024!

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Steven

Another day, another holiday, and this one is solely for writers! The National Day on Writing was started in 2010 by the National Council of Teachers of English, “built on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but needs … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Vampirella’s 55th Anniversary with a Bloody Good Discount at DriveThru Comics!

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Steven

Happy 55th Anniversary, Vampirella (who made her comics debut in 1969)! And a happy discount for her fans!  Just in time for the Spooky Season, and the 2024 celebration of New York Comic Con (which kicks off on Thursday), today … Continue reading →

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Happy Batman Day 2024!

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Steven

Held the 3rd Saturday in September since 2015, Batman Day is an annual celebration of one of DC Comics’ most iconic superheroes, the Darknight Detective who made his debut in Detective Comics #29 in 1939. Created by Bob Kane with … Continue reading →

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Vampirella’s 55th Anniversary: The 1970s Almost Movie

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Steven

Two days ago, July 15th marked the 55th anniversary of the day in 1969 when Warren Publishing introduced the comics world to Vampirella, the bloodsucker from another planet who was created by Forrest J Ackerman and publisher James Warren, and … Continue reading →

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Happy 55th Anniversary, Vampirella!

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Steven

He picked a magazine off the coverlet which showed an incredibly endowed young woman in a skintight costume who was sucking the blood of a young man…. The name of the magazine—and of the young woman, apparently—was Vampirella.—Stephen King, ’Salem’s … Continue reading →

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Smashwords’ 2024 Summer/Winter E-book Sale Begins

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Steven

Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its annual Summer/Winter Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from July 1 to July 31—and yes, you’ll need to set … Continue reading →

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Happy International Tabletop Day 2024!

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Steven

Celebrated on the first Saturday in June, International Tabletop Day is an annual event celebrating tabletop and board games of all sorts, launched in 2013 by creator Boyan Radakovich and originally hosted on actress (and gamer) Felicia Day’s Geek & … Continue reading →

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Happy Game Masters Appreciation Day 2024!

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Steven

If you’re a fan of role-playing games, then you probably know that today is International GM’s [Game Masters] Appreciation Day. If you’re not, I’ll let this quote from the official GM’s Day site provide you with some background: GM’s Day was born … Continue reading →

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