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King Kong at 90: The Long-lost Horrors of the Spider Pit
As 2023 comes to a close, we also reach the end of our yearlong celebration of King Kong, who made his cinematic debut 90 years ago, on March 3, 1933. The creation of movie producer Merian C. Cooper and author Edgar … Continue reading
Posted in e-books, Horror, Illustrated Classics, movies, Publishing
Tagged delos w. lovelace, e-books, edgar wallace, famous monsters of filmland, forrest j ackerman, illustrated classics, james a. creelman, king kong, king kong 1933, king kong 90th anniversary, merian c. cooper, movies, novelizations, paul tuma, ruth rose, spider pit scene
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Smashwords’ 2023 End of Year Ebook Sale Is Underway!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its annual End of Year Sale, during which you can purchase thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs from December 15 to January 1, 2024—and yes, you’ll need to set … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Holidays, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged blood feud: the saga of pandora zwieback book 1, blood reign: the saga of pandora zwieback book 2, chasing danger, Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, events, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, for a few gold pieces more, harbinger of darkness, holiday shopping, holidays, noir fantasy, nonfiction, richard c. white, smashwords, smashwords end of year sale, steven a. roman, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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DriveThru’s 2023 Black Friday Sale Is Underway!
The Christmas shopping season officially kicked into overdrive, with Thanksgiving Day here in the United States arriving yesterday. Now Black Friday—the biggest shopping day of the year—is upon us, when stores discount prices to generate sales, and Cyber Monday is … Continue reading
Posted in Carmilla, Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Eliseu Gouveia, Holidays, Illustrated Classics, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, vampirella
Tagged black friday, carmilla, chasing danger, chronicles of the sea dragon, cyber monday, delos w. lovelace, drivethru fiction, e-books, e-tailers, eliseu gouveia, from the stars a vampiress, holiday shopping, illustrated classics, j. sheridan le fanu, king kong, nonfiction, richard c. white, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, troubleshooters incorporated
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Get a Head Start on Halloween with a Holiday Classic
When the spooks have a midnight jamboreeThey break it up with fiendish gleeGhosts are bad, but the one that’s cursedIs the Headless Horseman, he’s the worst—“The Headless Horseman,” from Ichabod and Mr. ToadSung by Bing Crosby Halloween is just five days … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Halloween, Holidays, Horror
Tagged classic fiction, e-books, halloween, headless horseman, holidays, horror classics, horror fiction, ichabod crane, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, washington irving
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Richard C. White Fantasy Titles Available for Libraries Through Palace Marketplace
A few months back, Smashwords—one of the e-book distributors we use—announced they were expanding their distribution reach to a site called Palace Marketplace, “a new, fast-growing platform used by about 400 public library systems in the United States to acquire e-books,” … Continue reading
Posted in e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Writing Reference Books
Tagged e-books, e-tailers, for a few gold pieces more, harbinger of darkness, libraries, library distribution, nonfiction, palace marketplace, richard c. white, smashwords, starwarp concepts backlist, terra incognito: a guide to building the worlds of your imagination, writers reference, writing reference
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DriveThru’s Christmas in July 2023 Ebook Sale Is On!
Sleigh bells ring—are you listening? No? Then obviously you haven’t paid a visit to the Hallmark Channel these days, otherwise you’d know we’re smack-dab in the middle of what’s become known as Christmas in July. (Not that we watch any … Continue reading
Posted in e-books, e-tailers, Events, Publishing
Tagged christmas in july sale, drivethru comics, drivethru fiction, e-books, e-tailers, events
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Smashwords’ 2023 Summer/Winter E-book Sale Is On!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its 15th 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 up an … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Horror, Nonfiction, Richard C. White, Steven A. Roman, Summer Reading, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, events, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, horror fiction, nonfiction, richard c. white, smash words summer sale, smashwords, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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Happy Read an Ebook Week 2023!
Hey, book lovers! Today’s the day when e-book distributor Smashwords launches its 14th annual Read an Ebook Week Sale, during which you can purchase tens of thousands of digital books at special prices! It runs March 5–11—and yes, you’ll need to set up … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Events, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Pandora Zwieback, Writing Reference Books, Young Adult
Tagged Dark Urban Fantasy, e-books, e-tailers, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, richard c. white, smashwords, smashwords read an ebook week, starwarp concepts backlist, steven a. roman, world building, writers reference, writing reference, young adult fiction
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What Are SWC Horror Bites?
On Wednesday, as part of marking the start of the 2023 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 suspense” is … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Horror, Publishing
Tagged clemence annie housman, e-books, starwarp concepts backlist, swc horror bites, the legend of sleepy hollow, washington irving, white fell the werewolf
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Happy Women in Horror Month 2023!
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
Posted in Classic Fiction, e-books, Events, Horror
Tagged clemence annie housman, e-books, events, horror classics, horror fiction, starwarp concepts backlist, swc horror bites, werewolves, white fell the werewolf, women in horror month, women writers
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