Dorian Graves's Blog

Greetings dear readers!

First off, I hope all of you are having a most joyous Pride this month. Especially for those of you who are queer, whether you’re out and open, quiet and closeted, questioning, or anything in between. We’re here to celebrate you, and your existence is a powerful thing! As the title says, be Proud of who you are, for you are the only you there is.

As with every year, there are many wonderful charity drives this month, but this year has something special. My good pal...

It’s finally here!

Corpses and Cognac is now live, and can be found wherever you like to acquire your books! For those who love to track books on Goodreads or Storygraph, you can also now add it to your TBR pile over there.

After working on this book nonstop for the past few years (and many, many editing drafts), it’s such a relief to finally see the book out in the world. I’ve been writing the adventures of the Gallows brothers for over ten years now—I started back in college, and may...

Dear readers, today I’m overjoyed to finally announce that Corpses and Cognac is about to release. Mark your calendars for March 5th, or simply hop over to your favorite online retailers and preorder your copy now.

It’s been a long journey to get here. Before Bones and Bourbon even released, I’d been hard at work figuring out what a sequel would look like. A lot has changed since that initial draft, written and rewritten while I was still in college, and the past two years alone have resulted...

Hello readers! Been some time, hasnt it? Ive been busy with my nose to the grindstone of writing, and now I have updates to share with you all!

First off: the latest round of Corpses and Cognac edits were completed in mid-November, and are currently with my editor! The process took longer than expected as I ended up rewriting the bulk of the novel, and while I was able to recycle the themes and story beats of the previous draft, I wasnt able to carry over as many scenes as planned. However,...

Long time no see, dear readers! At least, that’s how it feels, given that time has lost all meaning this year. Worry not, for I’ve been busy these past few…let me check the calendar…months, with all manners of projects.

First off, I have a guest post over at the Creator’s Roulette, which you can check out here! If you’ve ever wondered how to go about creating monsters, either completely new ones or adaptations of pre-existing myths, this post shows my process for how I make monsters for my st...

Its the day youve all been waiting for (or, at least, that Ive been preparing for this whole month): Bones and Bourbon is back in the world once more!

You can add it on Goodreads, or purchase it anywhere books are sold, including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and more. As the book is print-on-demand from IngramSpark, you can also request it at your local bookstore and library. I also plan to eventually allow orders of signed books directly from this website, butthat will take time, money,...

Hello there, dear readers! I hope youve survived this past month alright, and if surviving is all youve done, thats still something to be proud of. It hasnt been easy for anyone. But even with all the turmoil going on, weve still got stories, and thats what has kept me going!

Its been a busy month of work for Deadly Drinks. Today, Id like to tell you about what you can look forward to for the Bones and Bourbon re-release!

COVER ART

For the new Bones and Bourbon, I knew itd need something...

Hello dear readers~ Time for another update on “Corpses and Cognac” and the rest of the Deadly Drinksseries! It’s not the update anyone expected, but it’s exciting nevertheless.

As of today, I have regained my rights to both books in theDeadly Drinks series! The series is now going to be self-published, with new cover art and some extra features for Bones and Bourbon when it re-releases.

While I still love NineStar and their mission, it’s become apparent that some of our business practices...

Hello, dear readers!

My, this year has hit like a hammer! Thank goodness it’s almost over–wait, hold on, my calendar reads February. Is that right? Stars above, preserve me.

I’ve hit this new year and decade running in just about every aspect of my life. My day job has transitioned from an HR/Recruiting role to a more Computer Science oriented role, so I’m cramming as many SQL demos into my eyeballs as I possibly can. And while I don’t talk about my personal life much here, I have made steps...

Greetings, dear readers!

A lot has happened in the past month! First was OryCon up in Portland, and then came the Rainbow Awards last week. My head is still spinning from all of it, so it’s high time I sort everything out with a blog post.

First up, OryCon and my thoughts on it. I hadn’t actually planned on attending OryCon this year; I thought I’d missed my window to affordably sign up earlier in the year, so I planned to stay home and focus on writing. But a couple weeks before the event, I...