Books by Kenton Kilgore
-
Recent Posts
Contact
Archives
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- June 2019
- April 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- April 2018
- February 2018
- November 2017
- September 2017
- July 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
Categories
- 1980s
- 9/11
- balticon
- cars
- cats
- culture
- dogs
- dragontamer's daughters
- exercise
- food
- football
- gaming
- halloween
- hand-selling books
- health
- horror
- house
- in lonely lands
- journalism
- kent island
- land of confusion
- literature
- lost dogs
- motorcycles
- movies
- music
- nuclear war
- our wild place
- personal
- pets
- poems
- politics
- religion
- stray cats
- summer reading
- superheroes
- teacher appreciation
- the hobbit
- this wasted land
- Uncategorized
- vintage videos
- websites
- when the world was young
- writing
SF/F Writers of Renown
Tag Archives: writing
doing “5 to 10” for writing (part 2)
Lately, I’ve done a few talks for high school students who are writers, or are interested in becoming one. In addition to disabusing them of the idea that becoming an author is a fast and easy ticket to fame and … Continue reading
Posted in dragontamer's daughters, literature, lost dogs, movies, superheroes, the hobbit, this wasted land
Tagged this wasted land, writing
Comments Off on doing “5 to 10” for writing (part 2)
doing “5 to 10” for writing (part 1)
Lately, I’ve done a few talks for high school students who are writers, or are interested in becoming one. In addition to disabusing them of the idea that becoming an author is a fast and easy ticket to fame and … Continue reading
Posted in dragontamer's daughters, literature, motorcycles, teacher appreciation, this wasted land, writing
Tagged this wasted land, writing
Comments Off on doing “5 to 10” for writing (part 1)
why hand-sell books?
Last Saturday, I participated in the 20th annual “Heck With The Malls” artisans’ fair in Centreville, MD, peddling my books alongside jewelry-makers, painters, woodcarvers, knitters, etc. If you’re an author, you might wonder why I would try to sell books … Continue reading
Posted in writing
Tagged book signing, book signings, hand-selling, writing
Comments Off on why hand-sell books?
all you need is one
Of late, I have been down in the mouth when it comes to writing. The last three book sales events that I have participated in have been poorly attended, with accordingly poor sales (so poor, that I left two of … Continue reading
Posted in dragontamer's daughters, in lonely lands, lost dogs, writing
Tagged john c. wright, writing
10 Comments
“lost dogs” on “papa’s world”
Queen Anne’s County TV, the local cable show where I live (in Scenic, Convenient-to-Nowhere, MD) has launched a new show, “Papa’s World,” (a reference to “Papa” Ernest Hemingway). Every episode will feature an Eastern Shore writer, and I was chosen … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, dragontamer's daughters, kent island, literature, lost dogs, our wild place, personal, writing
Tagged books, dragontamer's daughters, fantasy, J.R. Salamanca, James Arnold, kent island, lost dogs, our wild place, publishing, queen anne's county, sci-fi, science fiction, television, writing
Comments Off on “lost dogs” on “papa’s world”
hand-selling books: what’s worked for me
This blog post is for writers (especially new ones) and those curious about the business side of writing, particularly “hand-selling” books in person, such as at book signings or book festivals. I’m a relatively new author (I self-published my first … Continue reading
interview on jan bowman’s blog
Author Jan Bowman was kind enough to interview me about Dragontamer’s Daughters, the Navajo Water Project, writing and publishing indie-style, and who I like to read. Drop by Jan’s blog and check it out.
Posted in dragontamer's daughters, literature, websites, writing
Tagged dragontamer's daughters, fantasy, J.R. Salamanca, Jan Bowman, Navajo, publishing, sci-fi, writing
Comments Off on interview on jan bowman’s blog
bay to ocean conference 2014
This past Saturday (February 22, 2014), I attended the 17th annual Bay to Ocean writers’ conference, held at Chesapeake College on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The weather was surprisingly spring-like (I rode the Black Widowmaker to and fro), there were a … Continue reading
Posted in kent island, literature, writing
Tagged Bay to Ocean, books, ESWA, J.R. Salamanca, kent island, publishing, writing
5 Comments
looking back, looking ahead
2013 was a good year for my budding writer career: I started (in earnest) drafting Lost Dogs, my next work; I learned a lot at the Bay to Ocean conference and I joined the Eastern Shore Writers Association; I sold … Continue reading
Posted in balticon, dogs, dragontamer's daughters, lost dogs, teacher appreciation, websites, writing
Tagged book signing, books, dogs, dragontamer's daughters, fantasy, lost dogs, Navajo, publishing, sci-fi, websites, writing
1 Comment
word geekery, “hunger games edition”
(h/t Bryan Bessette) Like everyone else in North America, I’ll be headed to the multiplex this weekend for Catching Fire, the new Hunger Games movie. From the reviews I’ve seen already, I’m pretty sure that Fire will be a … Continue reading
Posted in movies, writing
Tagged books, Catching Fire, The Hunger Games, words, writing
Comments Off on word geekery, “hunger games edition”