by Dorian Box | Jul 13, 2015
By Dorian Box A friend asked where and how I like to write. “Let me guess,” she said. “With all the insanity in Psycho-Tropics, an asylum!” “Nope. Tried while I was there, but it was too noisy.” Just kidding. A wealth of articles and blog posts discuss how to create...
by Dorian Box | Jun 4, 2015
One advantage traditional publishers continue to have over self-publishers is access to legal counsel. Self-published writers, here we’ll stick with fiction writers, need to be aware of and alert to potential legal issues their words can create. That’s right. This...
by Dorian Box | Mar 28, 2015
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...
by Dorian Box | Mar 18, 2015
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...
