writing – Tales of Fascination

February 9, 2019October 12, 2025Everything Else

Welcome to Tales of Fascination

<– Pre-Order my next novel, Forlorn Harbor (publishes May 2026): https://books2read.com/u/bokJk1 Purchase my newest novel, DEED, and read more about! –> Lastest anthology I’ve been published in is Once Bitten (A Dracula Anthology). My name is Jim Doran and I’m a writer of genre fiction. My blog is composed of […]

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018Everything Else

Promise Kept

At the end of 2017, before I published Kingdom Come, I made a list detailing how I would promote my first novel. The most exciting entry was a promise I would make to the reading community. I would offer new content each month to anyone who would visit my blog. I […]

August 18, 2018August 18, 2018Everything Else

Writing a Fantasy Sequel – 4 Dos and 1 Don’t

When writing fantasy sequels in a series, there are some basic guidelines to consider when putting your second together. Your first sets the tone of the world you’ve built, but your second sets the tone of the series. First, let me talk about what I mean by “series.” It’s not […]