Category Archives: Writing Reference Books

The Best of 2021: Readers’ Favorites

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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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

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Teach Your Kids to Game with Terra Incognito

The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and with it comes the annual “Teach Your Kids to Game” Holiday Sale at e-book gaming retailer DriveThru RPG. From now until the end of the year, DTRPG and its sister site Dungeon … Continue reading

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It’s National Novel Writing Month 2021!

Halloween’s over for this year, in the U.S. we’re gearing up to turn the clocks back an hour as Daylight Savings Time ends on November 7, and the chill of fall is fully upon us. And with that comes the … Continue reading

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DriveThru’s Christmas in July 2021 Sale Brings a Pleasant Chill to Summer

Can you hear those jingle bells ringing? In the mood for some hot chocolate? Wishing the summer breezes blew just a little bit colder? If so, then you’re in the perfect frame of mind for that special time of year … Continue reading

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Richard C. White’s Terra Incognito: Now in Hardcover!

So, last month I received a promotional email from SWC’s wholesale distributor, Ingram Content Group—we’re one of their print-on-demand accounts who use their printing division, Lightning Source—that had an intriguing limited-time offer: They’d noticed we had a book that sold … Continue reading

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Happy Game Masters Appreciation Day 2021!

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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SWC E-Books Available for Libraries Through OverDrive

As a follow-up to my post last week on “Quality SWC E-books for the Discerning Librarian,” I recently became aware that on January 7th, industry magazine Publishers Weekly reported that OverDrive, the leading worldwide distributor of e-books for school and public libraries, saw … Continue reading

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Welcome to StarWarp Concepts!

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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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