Dorian Box’s Writing and Publishing Blog
Free Copies of Psycho-Tropics – Goodreads Giveaway Starts on May 15
Enter the Goodreads Giveaway for a chance to receive one of twelve free paperback copies of Psycho-Tropics! Runs May 15 through June 15. Goodreads Book Giveaway Psycho-Tropics by Dorian Box Giveaway ends June 15, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to...
Challenging the Stigma of Self-Publishing
As a novice literary publicist, I'm learning the term "self-published" still carries a stigma, even in an era where increasing numbers of reputable and established writers are making the decision to go straight to Amazon CreateSpace and Kindle, or similar services,...
Writing the Perfect Book Blurb
By Dorian Box The book "blurb." That elusive quest to capture 100,000 words and years of work in 100-150 words. I've written blurbs for my nonfiction books and abstracts for numerous scholarly articles, but composing a blurb for my first novel, Psycho-Tropics,...
Diary of a Novice Book Publicist–No Rest for the (Review) Query
By Amy Holland There’s always a learning curve when it comes to breaking into a new line of work, and with that learning curve comes stress. Publicity is no exception. As a novice literary publicist—working to promote Psycho-Tropics by Dorian Box--I was particularly...
Why Use a Pen Name as a Writer?
By Dorian Box A difficult decision in publishing Psycho-Tropics was whether to use my real name or a pseudonym or "pen name." There are good reasons and bad reasons for using a pen name. Bad reasons include thinking you can get away with libeling people or invading...
The Hiding Girl (Emily Calby Book 1)
Twelve-year-old Emily Calby was a good girl from a religious family in rural Georgia. She loved softball, her little sister and looking up words to get her allowance. Then two men came and murdered her family. Somehow Emily escaped. Only the killers know she survived. On the run in a fugue, she makes an unlikely ally in a ruthless former gang member who takes her in. Overwhelmed by guilt, she persuades him to train her to kill before setting out alone on a terrifying search for justice. Nothing will stop her—not cops or creeps, not even her own splintering mind. Through it all, Emily fights to hold onto hope and the girl she once knew, kept buried deep inside. A testament to the boundless limits of love, sacrifice and the will to survive, The Hiding Girl is the first book in the multi-award-winning Emily Calby Series.