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Category Archives: Publishing
Happy Kiss a Ginger Day 2021!
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
Posted in Comic Books, Digital Comics, Graphic Novels, Holidays, Lorelei, Publishing
Tagged holidays, international kiss a ginger day, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: genesis, lorelei: sects and the city, succubus fiction
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A Belated Farewell to Publishing Giant Michael Z. Hobson
Even with the usefulness of the Internet, it’s sometimes difficult to keep up with events in the publishing industry. Which is why it came as such a surprise last week when I learned of the passing of Michael Z. Hobson on … Continue reading
Posted in heartstopper, Pandora Zwieback, Publishing, Sebastienne Mazarin, Steven A. Roman, Young Adult
Tagged heartstopper, michael z. hobson, Pandora Zwieback
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Quality SWC E-books for the Discerning Librarian
A few years ago, I once had a conversation about e-books and libraries with Richard C. White, author of a growing number of SWC titles: the supernatural graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; the noir-fantasy story collection Chasing Danger: The Case Files … Continue reading
Posted in e-books, e-tailers, Publishing
Tagged axis360, baker & taylor, e-books, e-tailers, library orders, overdrive, smashwords
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Welcome to StarWarp Concepts!
In case you’re wondering who we are, StarWarp Concepts is a publisher of dark-fantasy and fantasy novels, comic books, and graphic novels that are available for sale in brick-and-mortar stores and through select online booksellers and distributors (as well as our … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Comic Books, Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sketchbooks, StarWarp Concepts, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged starwarp concepts backlist
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2020: The Year in Review
Well…that was some year, huh? 2020: Not a time that will ever make it onto a “Best of” list, historically speaking, with a worldwide pandemic that’s killed hundreds of thousands and sent global economies into a tailspin; forced office businesses … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing
Tagged from the stars a vampiress, indy comics explained, lorelei: genesis, the legend of sleepy hollow, year in review
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Talking Comics Publishing with J.D. Calderon
This past Sunday night, I made a return appearance to J.D. Calderon’s YouTube interview series Indy Comics Explained, joining fellow comic-creating guests Randy Zimmerman (Tales from the Aniverse), Evan K. Pozios (Time Grunts), Joe D. McFee (Amazonia: The Continuing Adventures … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Publishing, Steven A. Roman
Tagged evan k. pozios, indy comics explained, j.d. calderon, joe d. mcfee, randy zimmerman, ray felix, steven a. roman, varian grant
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Happy Red Planet Day 2020!
According to the calendar site Happy Days 365, Red Planet Day “honors the launch of the spacecraft Mariner 4, a robotic interplanetary probe on 28th November 1964 by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). In the eight months it was on its … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Princess of Mars, Publishing, Science Fiction
Tagged a princess of mars, dejah thoris, edgar rice burroughs, holidays, illustrated classics, john carter, mariner 4, mars, red planet day, science fiction
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Happy Love Your Red Hair Day 2020!
As the old saying goes, you learn something new every day. According to the National Day Calendar, today is National Love Your Red Hair Day, an annual event created in 2015 by Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti, cofounders of the beauty site … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, Holidays, Lorelei, Publishing
Tagged holidays, lorelei, lorelei presents: house macabre, lorelei: genesis, lorelei: sects and the city, national love your red hair day, succubus fiction
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It’s National Novel Writing Month 2020!
Fall is in full swing, and with it comes that annual November event called National Novel Writing Month. To explain what it is, I’ll let this quote from the organization’s website provide you with some background: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) … Continue reading
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Tagged national novel writing month, richard c. white, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference
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