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Whether you want to write a novel, a short story, or a game session, you need ideas. This writers guide, provides all you need to get your creative juices flowing.
Rather than focusing on exercises of dubious quality, you will focus on things around you, your interests, and your personal experiences, to gather idea's and then twist them to your will.
Learn how:
To quickly use an inspiration... [click here for more] |
Dan Clarke |
$0.90
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Celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who with 'The Unofficial Doctor Who Companion'! Join writer and Whovian Matt "Matman" Herring as he breaks down five decades of adventures, aliens, companions and of course the many faces of the Doctor!
'The Unofficial Doctor Who Companion' is over 120 pages and illustrated by some of the best artists in the planet including Chris Giarrusso (G - Man / Mini Marvels),... [click here for more] |
Happy Family Media |
$6.99
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Long before the association with "Weird Tales" magazine and H.P. Lovecraft that led to his enduring fame, Clark Ashton Smith was a well-regarded regional poet whose tastes ran to the romantic and the fantastic.
This collection of poems -- originally published in 1918 -- presents some of his best early work.
Note: This digital edition includes the ePub and Mobi (Kindle)... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$0.99
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The journey into the Weird West of Deadlands started around twenty years ago.
Shane’s inspiration for the background has been told before, but here for the first time ever is the story of an equally important part of the story—the tale of the amazing art that has shown us this savage world of six-guns, sorcery, monsters, and magic! ... [click here for more] |
Pinnacle Entertainment |
$1.99
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City Builder: A Guide to Designing Communities is a resource specifically designed to help storytellers create exciting and compelling urban areas and other sorts of communities and places within them. It is a universal sourcebook that can support the needs of any ancient, Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Renaissance, or fantasy fiction or role-playing game setting.
This comprehensive, fully-illustrated... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$24.99
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Studying the Zodiac letters and mapping out clues and cryptic messages. An attempt to decode the life of a serial-murder-letter-writer who used rituals in his crimes. New theories and patterns which place this criminal as the 1970's Zodiac. EDWARD WAYNE EDWARDS ~ A Serial Killer Con-Man
A serial killer named Edward Edwards left clues at the scene of the crime. Cryptic... [click here for more] |
Art Fantasies |
$4.95
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A common misconception is that professors who use popular culture and fantasy in the classroom have abandoned the classics, yet in a variety of contexts--high school, college freshman composition, senior seminars, literature, computer science, philosophy and politics--fantasy materials can expand and enrich an established curriculum.
The new essays in this book combine analyses of popular television... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$12.99
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Sometimes it’s hard to find the right words, especially when you’re writing out a Mother’s Day card. You want to express yourself in a way that’s heartfelt without being too sappy. Or maybe you just want to make your cool mom laugh. Either way, you can put a smile on her face with words that reflect the kind of relationship you share. In this collection, you’ll find original sentiments applicable... [click here for more] |
Rainbow Crush |
$2.99 $1.99
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On every continent and in every nation, animals unrecognized by modern science are reported on a daily basis. People passionately pursue these creatures--the name given to their field of study is cryptozoology. Coined in the 1950's, the term literally means the science of hidden animals.
When the International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC) was formed in 1982, the founders declared that the branch... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$14.99
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With its fiery breath, scaly armour, and baleful, malevolent stare, the dragon became the ultimate symbol of evil and corruption in European folklore and mythology.
Often serving as a stand-in for Satan, or the power of evil gods, dragons spread death and hopelessness throughout the land. Only heroes of uncommon valour, courageousness, and purity could hope to battle these monsters and emerge victorious.... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$17.95 $7.46
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Look around at the world we live in.
Isn't there something wrong?
Don't you feel powerless to make a positive change? Don't the problems of the world feel so big, so overwhelming, that you feel defeated? Like you can't possibly make a difference? So you don't even start?
What if I told you, you could change that? What if I said that the interests and influence of a select few groups have purposely... [click here for more] |
All Day Breakfast Productions |
$7.99 $1.99
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This download includes a complete PDF copy of La Baoinnette No. 44: Les Bleuetes, a French magazine published during World War I, and high-resolution TIFF format images of all 26 illustrations that appear in the publication (seven full-color images at 300 dpi and 19 black-and-white images at 600 dpi). These high quality images can be freely used in publishing projects of all sorts and are especially... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99
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This title contains 24 line art illustrations by artist Cyrus Leroy Baldridge that are all especially suitable for coloring. They are inspired by The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan, a classic work of picaresque fiction by British diplomat James Morier that was first published in 1824 and which has been compared with the Arabian Nights. Morier's epic adventure is filled with rip-roaring... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99
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Although his body is destroyed, Dracula’s dark spirit survives, and only his last remaining “Bride of Dracula,” the Countess Dracule can avenge and save him – as she arrives in London to take brutal vengeance against the Hunters and their families.
With un-living allies including the late Renfield beside her, the Countess is ready for war. But her opposition is fragmented, with Seward in love... [click here for more] |
AAM Markosia |
$4.99
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"Yes, it's another case for that most famous of all manhunters, the detective whose ability at solving crime is unequaled in the history of detective fiction: Nick Carter, Master Detective!"
Nick Carter, nearly perfect in both matchless intellect and olympian physique, set the standard for private eye fiction for decades. Originating in an 1886 pulp story, Carter was quickly so popular he spun out... [click here for more] |
Backalley Toes |
$1.00
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A Brief History of Gnolls: Anthropophagy and Emeralds from Wales to Wisconsin and Beyond traces the history of the title fantasy creatures in literature and gaming, from when they were first introduced more than a century ago up through the present. Features of this unique and intriguing volume include two entertaining quasi-academic essays by writer Paul Haynie that examine the literary history... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99
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Toys--those celebrated childhood cohorts and lead actors in children's imaginative play--have a fantastic history of heroism in fiction. From teddy bears that guard sleeping babies to plastic soldiers and cowboys who lay siege to wooden block castles, toys are often the heroes of the stories children inspire authors to tell.
In this collection of new essays, scholars from a range of disciplines... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$15.99
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The Multifarious Walking Dead in the 21st Century
Since the early 2000s, popular culture has experienced a "Zombie Renaissance," beginning in film and expanding into books, television, video games, theatre productions, phone apps, collectibles and toys.
Zombies have become allegorical figures embodying cultural anxieties, but they also serve as models for concepts in economics, political... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$14.99
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Note: The pdf and print versions are here.
“The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.” The horror movie is undead and well after more than a century, its life ever renewed by drinking the blood of genre cliches. Scary movies aren’t afraid to be more terrifying, more gruesome, more daring, more...transgressive.
Transgressive Horror—Reflections on Scare... [click here for more] |
Fainting Goat Games |
$10.00
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Born and bred for war, orcs are a nasty, brutish, violent race and, despite their propensity for infighting and backstabbing, their horde armies remain a dire threat to all races.
This book compiles all of the information known about these vicious killers and how they practice war. From an initial examination of the fighting methods of the individual orc warrior, it expands to look at how they do... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$14.95 $10.46
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The first fourth of the upcoming second Meadowshire Fairies Coloring book. Yep! 10 pages of fantastical coloring just for you! Why, that make each page only 5 cents each! Great bargain! ... [click here for more] |
Spare Change Games |
$0.50
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Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
Through the assistance of local and national food assistance programs, Feeding America is able to provide nutritious, fresh foods to Americans struggling with hunger; safe and nurturing... [click here for more] |
Feeding America |
Pay What You Want
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NOTE: The EPUB version is here.
“The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.” The horror movie is undead and well after more than a century, its life ever renewed by drinking the blood of genre cliches. Scary movies aren’t afraid to be more terrifying, more gruesome, more daring, more...transgressive.
Transgressive Horror—Reflections... [click here for more] |
Fainting Goat Games |
$15.00
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Are you a Gnome? Do you want to be one? Do you know what one is? Do you have magical, technical, or any other talent whatsoever? (1) Do you pine after a non-holographic Omnicron, make design sketches of transmorphic actionable multidimensional exo-robotic systems, create novel subroutines for synthetic intelligences, tinker with Dwarf-proof beard mowers, imagine a grand unified theory of life,... [click here for more] |
Joseph J. Bailey |
$2.99 $0.99
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"Contains the most fascinating true crime story I have ever read." --Earl Stanley Gardner
Crime, criminals, and their prosecution and punishment, have, from the day Cain slew Abel and the Supreme Law Enforcer dealt with the first fratricide, provoked the interest, aroused the passions, and puzzled the minds of men. Because tales of dark deeds are quick to catch attention and stark sensationalism... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$2.99
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This is exactly what it says on the tin: a list of 108 forms of money. If you've ever wanted someone in your setting to use something other than cash or gold coins, then look no further.
This list includes 16 food items, 19 animal products, 8 consumable items, 16 plant products, 27 forms of metal money from balls to nails, and 22 more forms of money that couldn't fit into a neat category like the... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$1.00
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Even as the discovery and exploitation of hephaestium helped bring the Civil War to its close in 1869, the arms race it engendered resulted in a cold war just as bitter and violent as the open hostilities had been. With neither side willing to rely solely upon the talents of their scientific establishments, saboteurs, double-agents, and assassins found ample employment.
Against this backdrop of... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$20.00 $10.50
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Amidst the chaos and violence of Europe in the eighth century, Charlemagne became king of the Franks and established a large empire. As Charlemange’s power grew, so did the stories attached to his name.
This book explores the myths and legends of the great king Charlemagne, from the stories about his mother, Bertha Bigfoot, and his youthful adventures with the thief, Basin, to his fantastical journeys... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$17.95 $9.95
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Do you want to spread the word of the Old Ones? Why not start with Cthulhu?
This brochure is the perfect way to get the non-believers to understand that the end is coming, and it will not be pleasant. This pamphlet is an entertaining prop for your Lovecraftian adventures, specifically those relating to Cthulhu.
This was originally created as a prop... [click here for more] |
Infinity E |
Pay What You Want
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Inklings is a collection of 50 pages of artist Stephanie Law's ink drawings from 2000 to 2008. Hardcopy of this book has been out of print for many years, so this is a unique and hard to find volume of whimsical artwork. Fairy woods are populated by eldritch creatures, dryads, satyrs. Powerful goddeses swirl across the page alongside delicate fairies. Get a glimpse into the artist's mind in the commentary... [click here for more] |
Shadowscapes Press |
$5.50
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Inklings II is a collection of 56 pages of artist Stephanie Law's ink drawings from 2003 to 2009. Hardcopy of this book is no longer in print, so this is a unique and hard to find volume of whimsical artwork. Foxes weave through magical forests filled with dryads, tree spirits and satyrs. Winged cats dance in the moonlight, along with dragons, phoenixes, sea creatures, and spirits. ... [click here for more] |
Shadowscapes Press |
$5.50
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Inklings is a collection of 58 pages of artist Stephanie Law's ink drawings from 2010 to 2011. This little gem is filled with whimsical illustrations of fairytales, mythical creatures like dragons, phoenixes, kitsunes, clockwork birds, and other fantastical subjects. ... [click here for more] |
Shadowscapes Press |
$5.50
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The Shadowscapes Tarot, by Stephanie Law, has been a best-selling tarot deck since 2009.
The Art of Shadowscapes Tarot Minor Arcana displays all the artwork from the Minor Arcana in beautiful high resolution. All the details that you're craving to see close up when holding a deck-sized version in your hand are beautifully presented in this book, along with detailed musings... [click here for more] |
Shadowscapes Press |
$15.00
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H.P. Lovecraft #7: Dagon
This comic issue is the adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s Dagon which is a special double sized issue. The U.S.S. Augustus is a nuclear submarine. Its crew is unaccustomed to picking up castaways, especially on uncharted islands in the middle of the Atlantic. But that is where the Augustus finds Emma Loveless, sole survivor of a private jet crash. Discovered... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
$2.99
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In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes.
The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually. ... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$12.99
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An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies.
If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base in Antarctica didn't get the memo. As much as some... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$0.50
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Whether you're hosting a block party and need to figure out what to serve the bugbears that moved next door, or just running an RPG campaign and looking for ways to flesh out your world, Cooking for Monsters will tell you what you want to know.
In Cooking for Hags & Zombies, you'll learn about the dietary needs (and tolerances) of orcs, goblins, and their cousins, fungal... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$1.95
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A Player aid for Mage: The Ascension, this 78-card Tarot deck is suitable for stand-alone use or in conjunction with chronicles and contains lavish, full-color art commissioned specifically for this deck.
Includes instructions on standard Tarot readings as well as using the cards as a Storytelling tool for chronicles.
Note, this is a recreation of the original deck using the print on demand options... [click here for more] |
White Wolf |
FREE
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Friday the 13th. A writers’ retreat. A secluded cabin in the middle of the woods. A place where even time and space give the finger to the constants of the universe. Six unsuspecting authors. What could go wrong? ... [click here for more] |
Four Fools Press |
$0.99
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Often referred to as a companion volume to H.G. Wells’ wargaming classic Little Wars, Floor Games is a republication of "the Father of Miniature Wargaming’s" first volume devoted to recreational gaming. Highlights include a lighthearted, often humorous discussion on the theory and methodology behind a wide variety of "floor" and tabletop games and... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$4.99 $1.00
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"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? . . . The Shadow knows!"
And who knew The Shadow better than his creator, Walter B. Gibson. Relatively few people have heard of Gibson, but many more are familiar with The Shadow having heard the program on the Blue Coal Radio Program in the 1930s and read the Street & Smith Shadow novels. Walter B. Gibson's life and career come out from... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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From 1985 to 1995, Mark Gruenwald was the head writer for Captain America. During this decade, Gruenwald wrote some of the most essential stories in Captain America's history and guided the comic through an eventful period of both world history and comic book history.
This book dissects the influence of the world at large on Gruenwald's stories and the subsequent influence of Gruenwald's work on... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$39.95 $17.99
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Odin, the dark and mysterious lord of Valhalla, looms over all of the ancient tales of the Vikings. With his brothers, he formed the world from the body a giant, then went on to seek greater wisdom by sacrificing himself on a tree and trading one of his eyes to a witch. With this vast wisdom, he sits upon his throne, gazing over the nine worlds, watching for anything that might threaten his people.... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$17.95 $10.46
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The voyage of Jason and the Argonauts and their hunt for the Golden Fleece is one of the most enduringly popular of all of the Ancient Greek heroic myths.
Accepting the quest in order to regain his kingdom, Jason assembled a crew of legendary heroes, including Hercules, Orpheus, Atalanta, and the twins Castor and Polydeuces. With this band of warriors and demi-gods, Jason set sail in the Argo on a... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$17.95 $7.46
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An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies.
If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base in Antarctica didn't get the memo. As much as some... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$0.50
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Meadowshire Fairies Celebration Coloring Book contains every image from the Meadowshire Fairies Coloring Book and the Meadowshire Fairies Adult Coloring Book plus 21 bonus images for 105 fun filled fantasy images to color to your heart's content. From Eric K. Lindgren (aka The Fairyman) and Meadowshire Studio Facebook Group.
... [click here for more] |
Spare Change Games |
$2.50
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An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies.
If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base in Antarctica didn't get the memo. As much as some... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$0.50
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An extraterrestrial presence is real, and the agents of an interplanetary Consortium monitor us from sites hidden throughout the world. All the while they watch humanity strip mine its planet to fuel the growth of populations and economies.
If there is a plan to avert environmental and social disaster, the aliens operating out of a subterranean base in Antarctica didn't get the memo. As much as some... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$0.99
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Will Hindmarch pregrets poems and poems know it. The poems in this book are honest and sometimes funny, using line breaks and surreal imagery to revise themselves, to doubt, and to play — to try and be more than one thing at a time. Have at them.
The electronic edition of this product includes a PDF and a non-flowing epub version of the book in a single ZIP file. ... [click here for more] |
Will Hindmarch |
$4.99 $3.99
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This download includes a complete PDF copy of La Baoinnette No. 47: Nos Marins, a French magazine published during World War I, and high-resolution TIFF format images of all 35 illustrations that appear in the publication (seven full-color images at 300 dpi and 28 black-and-white images at 600 dpi). This issue is dedicated to the French marines and their role in the war and is weighted toward... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99
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