Category Archives: Publishing

StarWarp Concepts Signs with Comic Blender

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Steven

Happy Memorial Day! It might be a national holiday (at least here in the U.S.), but we here at ’Warp Central still have work to do. And today we’re pleased to announce that we’ve joined the growing number of publishers … Continue reading →

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Pandora Zwieback: Blood Feud On Sale at Oyster Books

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Steven

Following the recent deal between e-book distributor Smashwords and online subscription library Scribd, comes exciting news that my young adult, dark-urban-fantasy novel Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1 is available at yet another digital subscription library: Oyster … Continue reading →

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Only in Publishing…

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Steven

As you probably know, StarWarp Concepts (and me, of course), will be attending the inaugural BookCon, being held on Saturday, May 31, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; it’s part of Book Expo America, the country’s largest publishing trade … Continue reading →

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2014: The Year of the Succubus

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Steven

It was 25 years ago that our resident soul-stealing succubus, Lorelei, made her small-press comic debut, in 1989’s Lorelei One-Shot Special (the cover of which you see here). Heavily influenced by comics’ #1 femme fatale, Vampirella, as well as by … Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Message from the Managing Editor

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Steven

Happy New Year! 2014 is shaping up to be an exciting year for those of us at StarWarp Concepts, and here’s what we’ve got in store: First off, please welcome our new (and first-ever) production manager, Annie Wilkes! Hailing from … Continue reading →

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Fan Tales 1: Dirk Vermin and the Succubus

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Steven

As some of you folks may know, I originally published my succubus character Lorelei in a couple of small-press, digest-sized comics that I wrote and drew; the Lorelei One-Shot Special was released in 1989, with Lorelei #1 following in 1991. … Continue reading →

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Pandora Zwieback Annual Expands Pan’s Saga

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Steven

You are aware that our resident teen Goth and YA novel star Pandora Zwieback has brought her monster-fighting skills to comic books with her first full-length, full-color adventure—aren’t you? In The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1 Pan tries to … Continue reading →

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Introducing Troubleshooters, Incorporated

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Steven

Here at The ’Warp we have a thing we call “the Paniverse.” It’s the fictional universe in which our young adult series The Saga of Pandora Zwieback is set; a universe shared by other characters that fit within our horror … Continue reading →

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Chronicles of the Sea Dragon On Sale Today

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Steven

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Are you a fan of seafaring adventure like the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise or classic films like Captain Blood, The Crimson Pirate, and The Sea Hawk? Then does StarWarp Concepts have … Continue reading →

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Guerrilla Marketing

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Steven

Usually letting people know about your book can be an expensive venture—advertising, mailing copies to reviewers, etc. Sometimes, though, it can be as easy and inexpensive as writing the title on a card in a public setting… The main branch … Continue reading →

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