ALSO BY DORIAN BOX
“…jaw dropping, heart thumping and addictively exhilarating…”
Psycho-Tropics
Writer’s Digest Award Winner in Genre Fiction
A high-school reunion unburies the past, sending a lottery-winning loser on a mayhem-filled search through the Sunshine State for a missing woman. Heart and dark humor combine with page-turning action and a twisty plot that will keep you guessing.
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...
Interview with Dorian Box
Q. Dorian, first I have to tell you how much I LOVE Psycho-Tropics! A. Thanks so much, Amy. As my good friend and publicist, it would be weird if you didn't. Q. So Dorian Box is a pen name. Why do writers use pen names? A. Depends on the writer. [See Dorian's...
Download Psycho-Tropics Press Release
Download a press release for Psycho-Tropics and share it with your friends and enemies! Editorial Review Excerpts: “An engaging thriller with plenty of humor, good characterization, and a memorable villain …” — Kirkus Reviews “Marrying humor with suspense is not easy,...