Time to Abolish Semicolons?
By Dorian Box It happened suddenly, too many years of deleting semicolons that editors substituted for periods. I was nearing the end of page edits for a recent article, converting the hundredth new semicolon back to a period, when it hit me: "Enough already with the...
Book Review and Interview: Spark, by Rupert Dreyfus
By Amy Holland Transgressive fiction writer Rupert Dreyfus, from England, made two strong new fans in the U.S. recently as both I and Dorian Box (author of Psycho-Tropics) read his debut novel, Spark. Full of dark humor, insane plot twists, and quirky characters—just...
Psycho-Tropics Gets IndieReader Seal of Approval
Check out the great new review of Psycho-Tropics from IndieReader Reviews. Four-and-a-half stars earned an official IndieReader seal of approval. Here's an excerpt:: Throughout the novel clues are tossed out like bait, twisting and turning the storyline along, but are...
Psycho-Tropics in Publishers Weekly
Okay, so it's only a listing of new books, but we'll take it. Surely, the starred review can't be far behind. 😉
Finding Your Perfect Writing Atmosphere
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...