My novel Stray Cats has been out for almost a year, and many people have read and loved it. A question I get asked is, “Are the cat characters real?” Unlike the canines from its predecessor, Lost Dogs, the felines from Stray Cats are all based on actual pets I’ve Continue reading the cats of “stray cats”: part 1
“There is no way on Earth that I would ever live on Kent Island.” That’s what I once said to my mother. But 25 years ago this week, I finished loading the rental truck, told my dog Daisy to hop in, and drove across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to meet Continue reading 25 years and counting on kent island
Each January, it’s always good, as an author, to reflect on what and how one did in the year that just ended, as well as anticipate and plan for the year to come. Because some of that might interest my readers (and other authors), I’ll share my experiences and expectations Continue reading looking back, looking ahead: 2022 in review, and what’s next in 2023
I may write “killer sci-fi and fantasy,” but that’s not all I do. In between publishing novels, I like to put out smaller books of different types as a break. After Lost Dogs, I released a children’s picture book, Our Wild Place. Following This Wasted Land came Hand-Selling Books, a Continue reading “pimmi makes a friend”–and so will you!
I often tell people that I write books for young adults, and for adults who are still young. Sometimes, parents ask me if a particular book of mine, including the latest one, Stray Cats, is appropriate for their child. Understandably, most of them don’t want their kids exposed to certain Continue reading “is ‘stray cats’ ok for my kid?”
This blog post is for authors and writers who want to know more about selling books in person, specifically at a very large event. Everyone else, go outside and play: it’s a nice day! I’ve written before about the success I’ve had in hand-selling books, mostly at small craft fairs Continue reading for authors: awesome con after-action report
It was the story I didn’t intend to write, but I’m glad I did. Stray Cats, my latest novel, comes out this week. A follow-up to my 2014 post-apocalypse novel Lost Dogs, its premise is that cats really do have nine lives, but instead of living them one after the Continue reading all about “stray cats”
This blog post is for authors and writers who want to know more about selling books in person, at book signings or other events. Everyone else is excused—take the rest of the day off! In 2019, I wrote Hand-Selling Books: Making Money and Winning Fans, a guide to help writers Continue reading for authors: 2021 holiday hand-selling report– what worked, and why
…monsters and many things. Queen Anne’s County TV recently interviewed me about my books Lost Dogs, Dragontamer’s Daughters, This Wasted Land, and the forthcoming Stray Cats. Check it out! Kenton Kilgore writes killer SF/F for young adults and adults who are still young. In his latest novel, This Wasted Land, high-school senior Alyx is Continue reading talking ‘dogs’ and ‘dragons’ and…
Dog lovers love Lost Dogs, my 2014 post-apocalypse novel told from the point of view of a German Shepherd named Buddy. A question readers often ask me is how I came up with the story. One afternoon soon after I finished drafting Dragontamer’s Daughters (which would have been either late Continue reading how i came to find “lost dogs”
