Douglas James Troxell
The illusion of Free Speech
If you told me five years ago that millionaire athletes kneeling during a song would become a symbol of First Amendment rights in...
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Douglas James Troxell
Author of Post Apocalyptic and Dystopian Fiction
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Douglas James Troxell
Aug 4, 20171 min read
30 Days on a Roller Coaster
Proud to say that I finished the first draft of my latest novel, 30 Days on a Roller Coaster. It's a YA novel about a recent high school...
Douglas James Troxell
Jul 7, 20172 min read
Thoreau Day 2k17
I’ve always hated the 4th of July. Nothing good has ever happened to me on Independence Day. It’s like the day is cursed or something....
Douglas James Troxell
Jun 5, 20172 min read
Seven-Year Writerversary
Happy seven-year writerversary! June 1st marks the anniversary of when I started taking myself seriously as a writer. I was starting my...
Douglas James Troxell
Apr 28, 20172 min read
Diversity in Literature
A lot has been written about the lack of diversity in literature (especially YA books). Because of this, there has been a slew of “issue”...
Douglas James Troxell
Mar 10, 20172 min read
Science Fiction and Social Commentary
I just finished reading Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. It's one of the early science fiction works that's often credited...
Douglas James Troxell
Jan 31, 20172 min read
Learning to Fail: Creating Realistic Writing Goals
January is the time when everyone creates unrealistic goals for themselves that they'll utterly fail at in February. Writers are no...
Douglas James Troxell
Dec 30, 20165 min read
The 2016 Troxellian Literature Awards!
The year 2016 may not have been great for celebrities NOT dying, but it was another good year for literature. It’s time to announce the...
Douglas James Troxell
Nov 3, 20162 min read
The Book of the Macabre
My latest short story, Epidemic, appears in the newly released collection of unsettling stories, The Book of the Macabre. I always enjoy...
Douglas James Troxell
Oct 1, 20162 min read
My love/hate relationship with Stephen King
Stephen King is one of the most famous living authors in the world. He's published over 50 novels, many of them iconic in the world of...
Douglas James Troxell
Aug 31, 20162 min read
Summer Reading
Is summer reading still a thing people do? It's tough to judge people's relationships with literature sometimes when you're an English...
Douglas James Troxell
Jul 11, 20162 min read
Literary Badge of Honor: Lord of the Rings
I've completed one of the great literary journeys in nerd literature. I just finished reading The Hobbit and the entire Lord of the Rings...
Douglas James Troxell
Jun 3, 20162 min read
Six Year Writerversary
June 1, 2016 marks my six-year writerversary (for some reason I have an unhealthy obsession with coming up with creative terms for...
Douglas James Troxell
May 5, 20162 min read
Books That Changed My Life: The Giver
Every great writer needs to be a reader first. When talking to most writers, there's usually one book that shoves them toward a life of...
Douglas James Troxell
Apr 5, 20163 min read
Writing: A Satisfying Way to Be Poor
Most writers use their first website blog post to talk about why they write. That's boring. Why do I write? Because that's what I do....
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