Tag Archives: fiction

Have I Found My Home—“New Weird”?

Posted on September 14, 2020 by fpdorchak

In working my Mountain of Authors video, I, once again, searched for a defining genre of my work…and think I may have found it! New Weird. Yes, this seems to be the most descriptive—and coolest!—of definitions I have yet found! … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Fantasy, Metaphysical, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Short Story, Spooky, To Be Human, Writing | Tagged authors, fiction, Genres, New Weird, Novels, Publishing, reading, Writing | 2 Comments

The Gazette’s Take 10 Interview and Do The Dead Dream? Update

Posted on August 24, 2017 by fpdorchak

The Gazette’s Take 10 Interview Rescheduled My interview with Eric Singer and The Gazette’s Take 10, which was originally scheduled for September 1, 12 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) has changed. Because of scheduling conflicts, it is now scheduled for September … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Covers, Book Reviews, Books, Interview, Metaphysical, Reincarnation, Reviews, Short Story, Spooky, To Be Human, Writing | Tagged Anthologies, Eric Singer, fiction, Indie Publishing, IngramSpark, Interviews, Short Stories, Take 10, The Gazette, writing | 4 Comments

Short Story Listing

Posted on July 11, 2016 by fpdorchak

Well, here it is, the complete listing of all my short stories and their dates…those already released on this site and those scheduled for release on this site…and their scheduled dates. As they get released I’ll update my Short Stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Leisure, Short Story, To Be Human, Writing | Tagged Creepy, Essays, fiction, Flash Fiction, Poems, Short Stories, Tales From The Crypt, Tales From The Darkside, The Night Gallery, The Twilight Zone | 2 Comments

Dark Was The Hour

Posted on December 24, 2015 by fpdorchak

In 2004 The Gazette newspaper had put out a call to write stories for their Christmas short story contest. They required certain themes in the stories, like trains and Colorado and snow. This was the first and only time I … Continue reading →

Posted in Leisure, Metaphysical, Spooky, To Be Human, Writing | Tagged Corporal Hughes, Fallujah, family, fiction, KA-BAR, Marines, Private First Class Fox, Sergeant Sharp, Short Stories, Trains, Twilight Zone, War, writing | 31 Comments

Do The Dead Dream?

Posted on December 9, 2015 by fpdorchak

I’ve been working on posting as many of my short stories as possible the past couple of weeks, and it’s been quite enlightening on several levels! But on one particular level (so far) it was surprising how many times I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Leisure, Metaphysical, Reincarnation, Short Story, Spooky, To Be Human, Writing | Tagged death, Dreams, fiction, Future, Novels, Past, Present, Short Stories, Time | 30 Comments

Short Stories

Posted on November 24, 2015 by fpdorchak

I started writing short stories (and some poems) at a single-digit age and have continued to write them throughout my adult life. Since I’ve taken to the long form (novels) short stories have taken a back seat (I’ve really missed … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun, Leisure, Metaphysical, Reincarnation, To Be Human, Writing | Tagged fiction, Novels, Short Stories, writing | 28 Comments

Sex in Fiction

Posted on November 23, 2015 by fpdorchak

I am not a writer of porno…but elements of my latest novel, Voice, might well seem that way to some. Or is it “erotica”? And what’s the difference? There are sex scenes…and there is little left to the imagination in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Nature, To Be Human, Writing | Tagged Being Human, fiction, Noy Holland, On Sex in Fiction, Pornography, Publishers Weekly, Sex, writing | 6 Comments

Chicken Before The Egg

Posted on July 6, 2015 by fpdorchak

There’s a lot of advice out there on how to be successful at anything. But as I reread some articles as I look for ways to promote Voice, I really had a good laugh from something I’d read from Seth … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged bestseller, chicken before the egg, fiction, ground fire.entertain, honesty, insanity, lie, nonfiction, paradox, platform, Seth Godin, Time travel, word of mouth | 1 Comment

Starting A New Novel

Posted on June 29, 2015 by fpdorchak

As I finish up Voice and consider which new novel to start, many thoughts run through my head. On the one hand, there’s the part of me that just chompin’ at the bit to get ready to start…then there’s this … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Leisure, Metaphysical, To Be Human, Writing | Tagged Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest, authors, fiction, Indie Publishing, Voice, WiP, writing | 2 Comments

Update on WIP: Out For Proofing

Posted on April 28, 2015 by fpdorchak

After seven months of rework, I’ve completed going back through my current Work-in-Progress (WIP) and sent it out for my beta reader/proofreader review. I’ve also sent it off to my “Cover Guy,” Lon Kirschner, so he can read it and … Continue reading →