About us

About DX Varos

DX Varos is a small press publishing company that produces works of fiction.

Because of our smaller size, we are under no pressure to produce mass quantities of titles and are able to be very selective in our acquisitions. Therefore, all of our titles will be at the pinnacle of their genre.

We only take on a few new fiction authors each year. We also accept nonfiction works about royalty and royal families, or biography in general, through our House of Willis Publishing imprint. Local Colorado authors are considered for Thursday Night Press.

Being a small publisher does not mean we do not offer the same services as the big houses. And yes, we are a real publisher. Our authors pay nothing to have their books published. We handle all aspects of perfecting, producing and distributing your work. We also do promotion, but expect our authors to do the same. To learn more about how we partner with our authors, please see the expectations page.

About the name

The majority owner of the company is author Daniel A. Willis. Dano Varos is the main character of his first novel, Immortal Betrayal, and D. Xander Varos is a pen name he has used for certain writing. Many of Daniel’s friends are convinced that novel is his autobiography, which would make him just over 600 years old. So the company was named in homage to this fragment of the owner’s complex personality.

What we publish

Our fiction list covers mystery and suspense, historical fiction, fantasy and paranormal stories, science fiction and contemporary novels. Every title is available in paperback and as an e-book, and every edition has its own ISBN. Nonfiction on royalty, genealogy and biography appears under the House of Willis imprint. See the full catalog or meet the authors.

How books are made here

Each accepted manuscript goes through developmental editing, line editing, copyediting and proofreading, followed by interior layout, cover design and distribution to bookstores and online retailers. Our blog explains the stages in more detail for writers who want to know what to expect.