Do The Dead Dream? 2017 Best Book Awards Winner for Fiction: Short Stories
Sleepwalkers (© 2001, F. P. Dorchak, AuthorHouse)
The Uninvited (© 2013, F. P. Dorchak [cover art: Duvall Design])
ERO (© 2013, F. P. Dorchak [cover art Lon Kirschner])
Psychic (© 2014, F. P. Dorchak [cover art: Duvall Design])
“Clowns,” © F. P. Dorchak and Lon Kirschner, 2016.
“Broken Windows” Short Story Cover (© F. P. Dorchak and Lon Kirschner, 2016)
Do The Dead Dream? (© 2017, F. P. Dorchak and Lon Kirschner)
Tag Archives: writing
StokerCon 2021 – Virtual
This is a second attempt to write up my weekend experience with Stoker Con. In a nutshell, I was going into way too much detail on something I just didn’t like all that much, and it was exhausting. So, I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fun, Paranormal, Spooky, To Be Human, Writing
Tagged Bram Stoker, Conferences, Conventions, Horror fiction, HWA, Joe R. Lansdale, Psychology, Violence, writing
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The Professional Edit
Okay, here’s the thing. I hear more and more that [some] writers are telling each other that they need to hire professional editors before submitting to agents. That “we” should negate as many options to a “no” as possible. Yes, … Continue reading
Latest WIP Progress
I swear it’s like it’s a conspiracy against me in finishing up the first draft of my newest manuscript (ms)! Yeah, it’s the most intricate of all my mss to date, but still. And then both my main and backup … Continue reading
Posted in Books, To Be Human, Writing
Tagged authors, Books, Challenges, Manuscripts, Publishing, writing
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Harsh Critic
I am an extremely critical reader. There is very little that I find I like anymore…or perhaps (from my point of view) there is so much to not like out there. And to have to read them…even first pages…would be … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Writing
Tagged Editors, Publishing, Reviewers, writing
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Yeah, I’m Still Here
Rather than not post anything, I thought I’d better throw something up just to let y’all know I’m still here! I am still writing. I shifted gears from the manuscript (ms) I’d been working to another brand new one, as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, To Be Human, Writing
Tagged Deep Thoughts, Discouragement, Indie Authors, Indie Publishing, writing
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What Started It All?
So…what started it all? How and why had I begun to write? I’d asked my mom that question a few years ago when I’d begun to write my bios. She’d told me that I’d started out drawing dinosaur and Civil … Continue reading
Leaving A Little Mystery
I love a little mystery. But in feeding the beast of social media (SM) there is none. Making oneself constantly available defeats that. Orienting your entire life and awareness around SM is/has become addictive and sickening. SM exists to be … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, To Be Human, Writing
Tagged Manipulation, Marketing, Mystery, Promoting, Sense of Awe, Sense of Wonder, Social media, Technological Addiction, TMI, writing
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Psychic eBook Finally Available!
After some four years, I’ve finally made the ebook for Psychic! I had to use a new formatter, Booknook.biz, which had been recommended by my former formatter, Pam Headrick. Pam had far too much going on and had to pass … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Technology, Writing
Tagged A Thirsty Mind, Amazon.com, Booknook.biz, eBooks, eFormatting, Electronic Formatting, Formatting, Independant Publishing, Smashwords, writing
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Runnin Off at the Mouth.... 