Anthony A. Kerr's Blog

Uhhhhh…

So… It’s been a while.

How have you been? Good, good.

Yeah, well, I’ve been… uh… not writing.

Sorry.

Honestly, I have no excuse. I think maybe I needed a break after writing two novels and I am now just getting back into the swing of things.

So let’s get this party… restarted

The first draft of Cowboys and Dragons Book 3: The Dragon Lords is currently being… well… drafted.

I am currently on Chapter 2 and hope to be finished by the end of 2018. Oh and also, here is a sneak peek at...

Well… good news. I’m in my hometown’s newspaper, and it’s not in the obituary section.

Do you hear that banging noise? That would be the Italian half of me knocking on wood like a neurotic woodpecker riddled with OCD for even writing that sentence.

I was trying to figure out a way to link to the article onThe Daily Record’s website to share, but unfortunately, I can’t find it on the website, and even if I could, I think you need a subscription to view it.

So as not to bury the lead: I have d...

At long last, The Dragon Riders (Cowboys and Dragons Book 2) is now available for purchase!

You can pick up a copy here:

So fareveryone who has read an advanced copy of The Dragon Riders has assured me they think it’s even better than book 1, which is all an author can really hope for.

I hope you enjoy it too.

– Anthony

P.S. If you haven’t had a chance to leave a star rating or review for The Dragon Rustler, please do. It helps me a ton. You can do that by...

I was hoping to have Cowboys and Dragons Book 2: The Dragon Riders available for purchase by now, but I am having a heck of a time getting the final formatting approved through CreateSpace for printing. Something happened behind the scenes that has made the printing approval process infinitely more challenging. What took twenty-four hours for my first book, and the proof copy of book 2, has now turned into a month of back and forth with level two support. The only issue has to do with an imag...

As an adult with dyslexia, I experience a kind of exhaustion after reading and writing for extended periods of time. But as an author, reading and writing are critical to my ongoing success. So I’ve been experimenting with different technologies in an attempt to increase my speed and decrease my overall fatigue.

There are great applications for dictation available like Dragon Naturally Speaking, but what about tools that help with reading? Do I need to spend a lot of money on applications a...

Have I already mentioned how much I despise the editing phase of writing a book?

Really? I have?

Okay, I won’t go into a ten-thousand-word exposition on all the things I find frustrating—which would, most likely, result in most of you hitting that “unsubscribe” button.

And to be fair, it’s not every part of editing . . . It’s just really the first draft . . . and every subsequent second after I send the manuscript off to my editor, Christopher.

Why is this, you might ask?

Well, after complet...

To celebrate finishing the draft for Cowboys and Dragons Book 2: The Dragon Riders, I decided to run a week-long sale on the Kindle version of my first book, The Dragon Rustler.

As part of the KDP Select program, I am allowed to run one Kindle Countdown Deal per term. This one will run from Wednesday, February 24th through Monday, February 29th, and look something like this:

Feb 24th – $0.99
Feb 25th – $0.99
Feb 26th – $1.99
Feb 27th – $1.99
Feb 28th – $2.99
Feb 29th – $3.99

If you haven’t...

The first draft of Cowboys and Dragons Book 2: The Dragon Riders is finished!

Hallelujah! Queue the music. It’s time to roll…

Oh, but if only it was that simple. The truth is, I have a ways to go before this book hits the shelves. Completing the first draft represents only part of the whole process of writing a finished novel. Now don’t get me wrong, actually writing the book is probably the greatest step forward, but I wouldn’t say it’s time to break out the champagne just yet.

So what’s ne...

My dad just called me from sunny, snowy Wooster Ohio to let me know The Dragon Rustler is for sale, on the actual shelves, of The Wooster Book Company.

And I didn’t even have to beg ask them to sell it.

So if you’re in the area, venture on down to The Wooster Book Company and pick up a copy or two. To be honest, I have no idea how they ordered it, or if I’m even making any money off the deal, but it’s pretty darn cool to have a store in my home town sell my book.

Don’t forget, if you’ve alr...

My dad just called me from sunny, snowy Wooster Ohio to let me know The Dragon Rustler is for sale, on the actual shelves, of The Wooster Book Company.

And I didn’t even have to beg ask them to sell it.

So if you’re in the area, venture on down to The Wooster Book Company and pick up a copy or two. To be honest, I have no idea how they ordered it, or if I’m even making any money off the deal, but it’s pretty darn cool to have a store in my home town sell my book.

Don’t forget, if you’ve alr...