Douglas James Troxell
2022 Troxellian Literary Awards: The Winners!!!1
This year, I released the first three books in my post-apocalyptic series, AFTER THE END, so the post-apocalyptic and dystopian genres...
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Douglas James Troxell
Dec 24, 20222 min read
2022 Troxellian Literary Awards: The Nominees
Sound the trumpets! Beat the drums! Light up those fireworks! It's time once again for my annual completely unnecessary end-of-year book...
Douglas James Troxell
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Power of the Series: The Sequel
BIGGER! BETTER! AND WITH MORE EXPLOSIONS! It's tough to write a successful sequel. Many have tried. Many have failed. When I sat down to...
Douglas James Troxell
Jul 30, 20222 min read
Power of the Series: The Sidequel
This month, I'm continuing to explore different aspects of book series. When it comes to book or movie series, most people are familiar...
Douglas James Troxell
Jun 1, 20222 min read
The Power of the Book Series
I released the first book in my post-apocalyptic series, After the End, on May 19. Over the course of the next two years, I plan on...
Douglas James Troxell
May 1, 20223 min read
5 Great "Oh, No! A Virus Killed Everyone!" Books
One of my favorite genre of books is the "Oh, no! A Virus Killed Everyone!" books. What's so great about "Oh, no! A Virus Killed...
Douglas James Troxell
Mar 14, 20223 min read
Six Lessons We Learned from the Pandemic
Happy Two-Year Pandemic Anniversary! Two years ago, the lives of every single American changed as our nation joined the global pandemic...
Douglas James Troxell
Mar 1, 20222 min read
A Lesson in Bad Timing
Two years ago, my first novel, Trumptopia: The United States of Walmart, was unleashed upon the world on Leap Day 2020. Everything had...
Douglas James Troxell
Feb 1, 20222 min read
Book Burning is Back in Fashion
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” - Ray Bradbury Grab your...
Douglas James Troxell
Dec 30, 20215 min read
2021 Troxellian Literature Awards: The Winners!!!1
Welcome to the second Pandemic Version of the Troxellian Literary Awards!!1 Will there be a third? Let's hope not ... The nominees are...
Douglas James Troxell
Dec 27, 20212 min read
2021 Troxellian Literary Awards: The Nominees
It's time once again for a completely unnecessary end-of-year book award blog post!!! I read some excellent books this year....
Douglas James Troxell
Dec 1, 20213 min read
Retro Un-retro Movie Review: Home Sweet Home Alone
One of my earliest online writing endeavors was a retro movie review blog where I reviewed old movies through a slightly ridiculous...
Douglas James Troxell
Oct 1, 20213 min read
America - Land of the Dum #3: Dance, Monkey, Dance
Note: This blog post is the third and final in a series of posts exploring America's downward spiral into stupidity that will attempt to...
Douglas James Troxell
Aug 21, 20213 min read
America - Land of the Dum #2: iDum-E
*Note: This blog post is the second in a series of posts exploring America's downward spiral into stupidity that will attempt to explain...
Douglas James Troxell
Jul 28, 20213 min read
America - Land of the Dum #1: Dumb by Design
*Note: This blog post is the first in a series of posts exploring America's downward spiral into stupidity that will attempt to explain...
Douglas James Troxell
Jul 1, 20211 min read
America: The Land of the Dumb
America is dumb. We are the richest country with an abundance of resources and the most advanced technology ... and we're still a dumb,...
Douglas James Troxell
Jun 1, 20212 min read
Social Media: The Double-Edged Sword
Social media is a double-edged sword for a writer. It's a common belief that a writer should have a strong social media presence to help...
Douglas James Troxell
Jan 22, 20214 min read
5 Things We learned From Donald Trump's Presidency
Well, we made it. We persevered. We survived ... but just barely. We learned a lot about America over the past four years with Donald...
Douglas James Troxell
Dec 29, 20205 min read
Troxellian Literature Awards 2k20 (Pandemic Version)
Welcome to the Pandemic Version of the Troxellian Literary Awards!!1 It's pretty much the same awards post I do every December ... BUT...
Douglas James Troxell
Dec 23, 20202 min read
The 2020 Troxellian Literature Awards! The Nominees
The dreaded year of 2020 may not have been great for going places or spending time with friends or feeling joy, but it seemed custom made...
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