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Author Spotlight: Marisa Recker, “Until I See Stars”
This week on Author Spotlight, we speak with Marisa Recker, author of the Dorrance fiction novel Until I See Stars. The novel follows the Fitzpatrick family for over 30…
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Author Spotlight: Delphine McClelland, “Dark Obsessions”
In this week’s Author Spotlight we talk to Delphine McClelland, author of Dark Obsessions. Dark Obsessions is the story of what happens when a human and vampire fall for each other against the backdrop of Charlotte, North Carolina. The book recently…
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How to Establish Setting and Build Your Fictional World
Every good story has an established setting. Your novel has to exist somewhere – your characters can’t just float in space (and even that would be a setting!) Having a specific setting not only makes your story easier to understand, but can aid…
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Author Spotlight: Artemios Korkidis and Dr. Katherine Korkidis
This week, we feature the recently published memoir and story collection The AJK Anthology. This work is not your typical memoir – Artemios Korkidis grew up on the island of Crete during Nazi occupation. He would later migrate to New York City….
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This Spanish Village Has More Bookstores Than Students!
Imagine a place where there are more booksellers than students. A tiny village where people come almost exclusively to shop for books. Well, this village exists!   In Spain, the tiny village of Urueña boasts a strong industry of bookstores….
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Getting to Know Some Actual Bookworms
If you are someone who always has their nose in a book, you have probably been called a bookworm at one point or another. It is likely that you associate the term “bookworm” with a person…
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Author Spotlight: M.W. Gats
This week on Author Spotlight, we chat with Dorrance author M.W. Gats. Their book, The New Assassin’s Field Guide &…
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Things to Think About Before You Write Your Fantasy Book
Fantasy is a popular fiction genre at Dorrance Publishing. Here at Dorrance, we accept a wide variety of fantasy novels and books. We want to encourage fantasy writers in their efforts to write the next great fantasy book. Here are some things to…
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Author Spotlight: Bill Humbert
This week on Author Spotlight, we talk to Bill Humbert, author of Expect Success! The Science of…
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Genre Spotlight: Children’s Books
There’s a pretty big misconception that it’s easy to write a children’s book.  Writers think as long as you have unicorns and some subtle potty humor, kids will love it. But it’s actually one of the hardest books genres to write well. If…
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