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Do you freeze up every time a greeting card gets passed your way? Everybody else seems to know exactly what to write. Why does your mind goes blank? What do you do?
Consult this book!
It contains 101 unique sentiments you can write in congratulatory cards for friends, family, or co-workers. Is someone in your life having a baby? Getting married? Buying a new house?... [click here for more] |
Rainbow Crush |
$2.99
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This is exactly what it says on the tin: a list of 108 beverages, dishes, and snacks from Ancient Egypt. If your players want to know what they're eating and you don't have a PhD in Medieval Classical Studies, then look no further.
This list includes 16 beverages (medicinal wine!), 16 bread-based dishes, 11 porridges & soups & stews, 9 casseroles, 10 other seafood dishes (dried fish roe...?),... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$1.00
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This is exactly what it says on the tin: a list of 108 bear-themed monsters (or friends, with a good Diplomacy roll!), perfect for that Night of 1,001 Bears session that I know you've been planning forever.
Inside, you'll find bear-themed monsters like...
The Bearricade, which is a horrific, living wall crafted from the fused bodies of many bears. Only someone with a magical key or totem... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$1.00
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It's easy to make aliens: take a person or a dog, slap some antennae on 'em, maybe some ooze and some spooky talons, and then put some random letters together in a nigh-unpronounceable combination.
As I said, it's easy to make aliens. What isn't easy is making them well.
Even when you're working hard to be creative, it can sometimes be hard to get out of the rut of familiarity, to go... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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It's easy to make aliens: take a person or a dog, slap some antennae on 'em, maybe some ooze and some spooky talons, and then put some random letters together in a nigh-unpronounceable combination.
As I said, it's easy to make aliens. What isn't easy is making them well.
Even when you're working hard to be creative, it can sometimes be hard to get out of the rut of familiarity, to go... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Aliens, Dystopias, & Monster Ecologies is a series of worldbuilding essays on alien psychologies and ethical systems, functional dystopias, recreating vampires and werewolves, original elemental systems, and figuring out just how many human-eating monsters your setting can support.
This content previously appeared on Seventh Sanctum, The Oak Wheel, Sanitarium... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$4.95
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Ever wonder why you could quickly identify a character’s role in a story? How is it you can understand a character’s motivations from a few scant details? Can you leverage this same ability in your own stories?
Archetypal Roles shows you this and more by hitting all the high and low points in character traits to create the seeds of more than a million types of characters... [click here for more] |
Richard T. Balsley |
$5.99
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Are you looking to mine a few ideas for the batfolk in your upcoming adventure, The Diamond Mines of Camazotz? Writing some Planet of the Apes fanfiction and wondering what kind of sports gorillas might play?
If so, then look no further! Whether you're working on uplifted animals, animal folk, or just plain talking animals, this book can be used for it all.
Primates and... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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See How Stories Work
The most compelling stories move us emotionally. Up and down, between hope and fear, in ways we don’t always expect—but that you can harness as a writer, editor, and critic. This book shows you how to track, map, and understand the rhythm of a story. Whether you’re writing or rewriting, editing a manuscript or dismantling your favorite television episode, Beating... [click here for more] |
Pelgrane Press |
$7.95
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Becoming a Better Writer Through Roleplaying is a series of essays on using RPGs to improve your writing, how and why you should build a fandom, horror and the heroine's journey, writing fight scenes, and point of view (both the fourth person point of view, if such a thing even exists, and the second person point of view).
This content previously appeared on Seventh Sanctum, The... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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So you want to write a novel, but don't know where to start? Well, have I got a surprise for you. The following is a list of 30 items that guide you through the entire process from the germ of an idea to being fully published. This is a step-by-step guide to what to do and when. I have used this list to publish three novels, two audiobooks, multiple Traveller gaming supplements, and dozens of RPG... [click here for more] |
Donovan D. Corzo |
$4.99
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This special bundle product contains the following titles. 108 Ancient Egyptian Beverages, Dishes, & Snacks Regular price: €0,96 Bundle price: €0,72 Format: Watermarked PDF This is exactly what it says on the tin: a list of 108 beverages, dishes, and snacks from Ancient Egypt. If your players want to know what they're eating and you don't have a PhD... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$27.58 $20.69
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This special bundle product contains the following titles. 108 Ancient Egyptian Beverages, Dishes, & Snacks Regular price: $1.00 Bundle price: $0.80 Format: Watermarked PDF This is exactly what it says on the tin: a list of 108 beverages, dishes, and snacks from Ancient Egypt. If your players want to know what they're eating and you don't have a PhD in Medieval ... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$5.00 $4.00
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"Is Pugmire a joke? No. Because it can be so much more."
- Eddy Webb
Since the release of Pugmire, creator Eddy Webb has gotten a lot of questions. Is Pugmire a “funny” game? Can I play my favorite dog? What products inspired the game? How can I make my Pugmire game as authentic as possible?
Collecting a variety of internal documents, email exchanges, blog posts,... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$3.99
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“Don’t write merely to shock. People are used to shock-horror. You need to get beneath the skin. Use a flensing knife and keep it sharp. It’s good to shock, but only as part of the story you tell.”
In these essays, Kaaron Warren—the Shirley Jackson Award-winning writer behind Slights, The Greif Hole, and Into Bones Like Oil—explores the craft... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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It can be all too easy to create a history for your world which feels lifeless and static, and carrying out the research necessary to address that can be a daunting task that seems increasingly impossible the longer you try to work at it.
Luckily, worldbuilding doesn't need to be real, it just needs to feel real, and that's where this book comes in. Charting History covers the... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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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 $24.95
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Comics Writing: Communicating With Comic Books unveils the basics in comics writing from Steven Philip Jones, a professional comic book writer and instructor. Comics Writing shows you the step-by-step process of creating a comics script and how it is turned into a finished comics page. With the help of examples and comic book illustrations, this book will introduce you to: the different... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
$14.99 $7.99
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The Ultimate Resource for Gamers, Game Masters, and Designers
The first edition of the COMPLETE KOBOLD GUIDE TO GAME DESIGN laid out concepts, techniques and advice for designing roleplaying games and enhancing adventures. This second edition brings together essays from the original volume by Wolfgang Baur, Monte Cook, Keith Baker, Ed Greenwood, and others, many updated to reflect... [click here for more] |
Kobold Press |
$14.99
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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 biology (and necrology) of these anthrophages, how human flesh does (and does... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$1.95
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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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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 Vampires, you'll find out what kind of flavors vampires enjoy, the culinary aspects of blood, and how to estimate the... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$1.95
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Political Fantasies is a series that takes names for governments and plays around with them to see how far they can be pulled. In the tradition of Strange Nations, the results of each exploration can be dropped into your setting with little-to-no adaptation required.
This volume explores corporatocracy, or "rule by corporations." The first chapter, Market Analysis,... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Do you really want to be a writer? It’s a serious question that anyone thinking about entering the field of writing should ask.
In this collection of essays, prize-winning science fiction author and editor J Alan Erwine uses his usual wit and sarcasm to educate and entertain potential writers as they start their journeys.
You won’t find essays about plot or character development here, but instead,... [click here for more] |
Nomadic Delirium Press |
$2.99 $2.09
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This first issue of Eclectic Projects features four original short stories, the launch of an ongoing serial, and one feature essay from Aurealis and Ditmar award-winning author Peter M. Ball Featuring a blend of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, this issue includes:
Two ex-lovers with a bloody, magical secret who reunite in On Meeting An Ex-Girlfriend For Drinks At The Bar Of The Hotel... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$3.99
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The second issue of Eclectic Projects features four original short stories and more from Aurealis and Ditmar award-winning author Peter M. Ball. The fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories in this issue include:
The realities of high density living prove difficult for the sensitive ears of a troll in The Bridge Troll’s Upstairs Neighbours.
A time travel agent’s night off turns violent... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$3.99
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The third issue of Eclectic Projects features four original short stories and more from Aurealis and Ditmar award-winning author Peter M. Ball. Dive into this issue to find:
A glimpse into the secrets held by six cats who gather around a magical campfire in Six Cats Go Camping.
A dedicated cosplayer who finds new purpose when alien's invade in The Chap Who Wanted To Be Captain Flagg.
A mad scientist... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$3.99
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The fourth issue of Eclectic Projects features four original short stories and more from Aurealis and Ditmar award-winning author Peter M. Ball. Dive into this issue to find:
Teenage friendships tested amid mecha racing on a frost-covered planet in The Last Season.
Lethal and disturbing magic girls defending humanity against an alien invasion in The Bridesmaids.
An unlikely... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$3.99
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The Elite Design Elements: Word Count Calculator helps you estimate the length of any piece of fiction, based on the number of characters, scenes, locations, and Orson Scott Card's MICE threads in your story. The tool is especially useful for planning and writing short fiction or flash fiction.
This download contains one .xlsx spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel) that calculates... [click here for more] |
Rising Phoenix Games |
$0.95
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One of the quickest ways to start building cultures for your setting is to take inspiration from actually-existing cultures. What do you do when you don't want to crib off the same culture cultures that everyone else has used a hundred times before?
Essential Ethnographies offers the convenience of building from preexisting cultures and the flexibility and novelty of working with cultures... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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One of the quickest ways to start building cultures for your setting is to take inspiration from actually-existing cultures. What do you do when you don't want to crib off the same culture cultures that everyone else has used a hundred times before?
Essential Ethnographies offers the convenience of building from preexisting cultures and the flexibility and novelty of working with cultures... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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One of the quickest ways to start building cultures for your setting is to take inspiration from actually-existing cultures. What do you do when you don't want to crib off the same culture cultures that everyone else has used a hundred times before?
Essential Ethnographies offers the convenience of building from preexisting cultures and the flexibility and novelty of working with cultures... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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“I'm not going to lie to you. There are no secret handshakes or rules that will get you on your particular dream-path. If there was, we'd all be on our own already. If you want to be a successful writer, be prepared to have to make up most of it as you go along.”
In these essays, Sean Williams—the best-selling author of over 120 short stories and fifty novels—shares his thoughts on... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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What does it take to become a Hugo and Stoker Award-nominated editor and publisher?
Follow Jason Sizemore’s unconventional professional path as it winds through a tiny, overheated Baptist church deep within the coal fields of Appalachia, Kentucky, past a busted printer and a self-serving boss that triggered an early mid-life crisis and the epiphany that he should open a magazine spreading the... [click here for more] |
Apex Book Company |
$2.99
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In this chapbook, Tansy Rayner Roberts—the Hugo-award winning podcaster and author of Musketeer Space, the Creature Court series, and more—explores the paths taken to reclaim and re-envision her writing career after becoming a mother.
Drawn from her popular blog, From Baby Brain to Writer Brain charts Robert’s journey and offers advice to any new parent trying to balance a writing... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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Authors helping other Authors is my goal. We are not competition. We should be helping each other to make more money and gain more readers. Contained here is what information i give when other authors ask me for help. I'm not a numbers guy or a graph guy. You do not have to listen to me. But you should. Just so you know it's mega-short. Even for me. The information here has helped several dozen... [click here for more] |
Great God Pan Publishing, Inc |
$2.49
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“Well-conceived goals, when acted upon, can prevent you from getting distracted and wasting time on other less vital tasks. In short, they give you direction, and get you there faster.”
In this chapbook, Lee Murray—the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the Taine McKenna series and editor of Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women—lays out a systematic approach to establishing... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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“The path to happiness in writing is always in the process: the imagining and the writing.”
In these essays, Kim Wilkins—the celebrated author behind Daughters of the Storm, Giants of the Frost, and (as Kimberley Freeman) Wildflower Hill and Stars Across The Ocean—offers the collected writing wisdom she’s accumulated across... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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As an indie author you may have heard a thing or two about starting an email list. But what if you're not sure where to start? Nowadays there are so many options available to you--AWeber, Constant Contact, iContact, Vertical Response and so many others--but one of the most popular is MailChimp. If you've ever wanted to try MailChimp but weren't sure where to start or possibly found it intimidating,... [click here for more] |
EnemyOne |
$2.99
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Generally, designing a culture for a book or a game presents you with a choice: either you base it on real-world cultures and likely end up with something that could be described as "Fantasy Bedouin with some Navajo bits tacked on" or you run hog wild and run the risk of overlooking something that, however innocuous, turns out to be vitally important for that type of culture.
There's another way... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Generally, designing a culture for a book or a game presents you with a choice: either you base it on real-world cultures and likely end up with something that could be described as "Fantasy Bedouin with some Navajo bits tacked on" or you run hog wild and run the risk of overlooking something that, however innocuous, turns out to be vitally important for that type of culture.
There's another way... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Generally, designing a culture for a book or a game presents you with a choice: either you base it on real-world cultures and likely end up with something that could be described as "Fantasy Bedouin with some Navajo bits tacked on" or you run hog wild and run the risk of overlooking something that, however innocuous, turns out to be vitally important for that type of culture.
There's another way... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Generally, designing a culture for a book or a game presents you with a choice: either you base it on real-world cultures and likely end up with something that could be described as "Fantasy Bedouin with some Navajo bits tacked on" or you run hog wild and run the risk of overlooking something that, however innocuous, turns out to be vitally important for that type of culture.
There's another way... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Humans Are Weird is chock full ideas for making humans stand out from other beings in your setting, letting you avoid both well-worn tropes like "Humans are average at everything" or "Humans are, um, adaptable, I guess?" and nonsensical traits like "Only humans come from a multi-biome world."
This book contains 21 scenarios, from a galaxy where humans are the only bipeds to a fantasy world... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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If you want to spark new ideas for worlds, plots or characters, you want Ideas and Inspiration for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers. Medicinal corpses, the jargons of thieves and carnies, Nazi UFOs, the colonization of space and green children from nowhere are only a few of the topics covered. This sourcebook is for all writers of fantasy or science fiction--whether novels, short stories,... [click here for more] |
Good Looking Corpse |
$0.99
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This sourcebook is for all writers of fantasy or science fiction--whether novels, short stories, games, or any other form of storytelling. The following topics are covered: Animals Without Ancestors Armor Made From Unusual Materials Battle Hymn of Lieutenant Calley, The Bayer Corporation and Haemophiliac Blood Products Bees, the, Telling Big Alien Theory, The Births Booth, Mark Castaneda,... [click here for more] |
Good Looking Corpse |
$0.99
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The informative and wide-ranging essays in this second volume of Borgo Perspectives on Intercultural Communication, by authors from Britain, Bulgaria, Germany, India, Russia and Spain, look at intercultural communication in action--whether in television or the movies, in the press, on the internet, in student life, in school, in the work of translators and interpreters, or simply in the attempt to... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$7.99
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FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS AND WORK FOR YOURSELF
★★★★★ "The Artist's Way for the 21st century!"
Whether you want to quit your 9-5 job to be self-employed or you want to streamline your career to be more efficient, IT'S A LIVING is for you!
According to this year's most comprehensive study, there are over 57 million freelancers in the U.S. alone and growing. The... [click here for more] |
Cristian S. Aluas |
$4.99
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Inside this 150-page tome you will learn how to:
Sculpt a continent
Design a nation
Plan a city or village
Create a Pantheon
And build your owm fantasy world!
Over its eighteen chapters, this book walks you through the steps needed to create a fantasy world for your roleplaying game, from the initial brainstorming to the niggling details. Included is advice on geology & climate, culture &... [click here for more] |
5 Minute Workday Publishing |
$4.00
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In Kicking It, game designer Monte Cook (D&D 3rd Edition, Numenera) and author/editor Shanna Germain (Geek Love, The Lure of Dangerous Women) each use their experience in running recent, successful Kickstarter campaigns to provide a step-by-step guide for you to plan, create, manage, and fund a money-making crowdfunding venture. You'll find a comparison of the various crowdfunding sites,... [click here for more] |
Stone Box Press |
$5.99
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