Author: Trae Dorn

So anyone who has spent considerable time with me has probably learned how much I love a drive in movie theater. Crysta and I started going to them when we lived in Indiana, mostly visiting the Lakeshore Drive In in
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One of the hardest parts of being an independent creator is getting anyone to actually look at the stuff you’ve made. Like, writing a comic? Writing a novel? These are things I know how to do. But making things is
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So one of the biggest challenges for a lot of indie authors who self publish like me is getting our books in front of other people’s eyeballs to begin with. One of the easiest solutions is getting real, honest reviews
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So I’ve said this before, but my intention has always been to take a break from the Mia Graves books once I finished book five. And, well, with the fifth book, The Perfect Host coming out in August (pre-order it!)
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Hey guys! I’m excited to announce that The Perfect Host, the fifth book in the Mia Graves Saga, is coming out on August 10th, 2026! Like the previous entries in the series, you can pre-order the eBook on Kindle. Pre-orders
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I did a nice thing for a stranger today. I’m not going to bother saying what it was, or give any details about the interaction beyond saying that it cost me zero dollars, just a few seconds of my time,
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With No Brand Con 2026 in the rearview, I think it’s time to talk about the business of running a small, nonprofit convention. This year was genuinely really good for us, and kind of a miracle. Events like ours usually
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So we announced it a little while back, but I’m excited to say that the first print collection of Peregrine Lake is now officially on sale! That’s right, all of Ethan’s gorgeous artwork (and my acceptable writing) could be in
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So I’m in the middle of prepping for two events: UWEC Baron County GEEKCon on April 25th and No Brand Con the weekend after from May 1-3. And yeah, it’s as exhausting as it sounds like. The con prep for
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