Recently a young writer posted on Reddit about the advice from Stephen King to augment your writing journey by learning what not to do via reading bad books. Alan Moore also mentions this in his Masterclass videos. While I don't disagree with this advice, I think it is,…
If you were wondering whether to dive into the free full cast audio drama podcast of The Thieves Guild, here's a one minute scene to give you a taste:…
Back in the nineties, I was the Alternative Music editor for Radio & Records, an industry publication that was inluential with radio music directors and program directors. These were the people who could make or break careers and decided which songs would be hits. My office was in Century City…
I don't mention it very often, but when I began working with a Hollywood producer I started my own production company. That sounds more impressive than it is, trust me. What I basically did was just create a brand name as a name for various things that I…
I'm very excited to have The Thieves Guild now on sale in all major bookstores in both print and ebook. This is the first book in an ongoing series. Book two, The Burning City, will be available in December, and book three will be available in the first…
I'm so excited for this release. Back when I was in my teens, classic fantasy by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Conan saved my life by giving me a much-needed escape. I loved the rollicking adventures and colorful characters. Later I was similarly taken away by Charles…
I'll write more about exciting publishing news in the near future, but let me start with the first news... the release of a newly revised and brand new edition of my swashbuckling fantasy series The Thieves Guild. I wrote this as a personal project and a labor of…
As I've noted in a number of places, I deleted my Twitter account. However, I've joined Bluesky and you can find me there as @jake.kerr.social. You can also find me on Mastodon as @jake@kerr.social. I regularly check both locations, so if you&…