Category Archives: Publishing

Happy Game Masters Appreciation Day 2022!

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Steven

Since 2002, March 4th has been well known to the gaming community as International GM’s [Game Masters] Appreciation Day. Never heard of it? Well, that’s probably because, like me, you’re not involved in that ever-growing collection of fans. To explain this event, … Continue reading →

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It’s Will Eisner Week 2022!

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Steven

Yes, it’s time again for Will Eisner Week: an annual celebration—held every year from March 1 to March 7—run by the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, to promote literacy, graphic novels, free speech, and the legacy of the late Will … Continue reading →

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Terra Incognito Is DriveThru Fiction’s Deal of the Day!

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Steven

Over at the site of e-book distributor DriveThru Fiction, the spotlight is often shone on books that management believes should get more attention, and they do it by offering them as a Deal of the Day, in which an e-book is made … Continue reading →

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No MystiCon 2022? Worry Not, Fantasy Readers!

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Steven

This coming weekend, science fiction and fantasy fans were supposed to be gathering at MystiCon, in Roanoke, Viriginia, after a one-year pandemic skip. But the coronavirus has made a mess of many conventions’ plans for yet another year, so the decision … Continue reading →

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Happy 110th Anniversary, Dejah Thoris and John Carter!

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Steven

Where does the time go? It seems like only early last century readers were first transported to the planet Mars via the adventures of a visiting Earthman who learns that dangerous forms of life exist there, and now here it … Continue reading →

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What Are SWC Horror Bites?

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Steven

A few days ago, as part of marking the start of the 2022 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 … Continue reading →

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Happy World Read Aloud Day 2022!

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Steven

Hey, book lovers! Do you like reading? Well, of course you do! Do you like reading out loud? If so, then today is your day to celebrate, because it’s World Read Aloud Day! Started in 2009 by the nonprofit organization … Continue reading →

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Happy Women in Horror Month 2022!

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Steven

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 →

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Happy Kiss a Ginger Day 2022!

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Steven

According to the calendar site Happy Days 365, today is International Kiss a Ginger Day, a holiday created in 2009 as a “karmic counter event” intended to offset negative comments made about fiery-haired people (e.g., that gingers have no souls, that … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2021: Readers’ Favorites

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Steven

Even with the threat of the coronavirus pandemic complicating our lives (or maybe because of it!), if there was one comfort that people could turn to in these troubling times, it was reading. Fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction—no … Continue reading →

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