Interview on Freado.com

I have posted an interview on Freado.com.  
You can find it at  http://www.freado.com/users/interview/24226/robert-kerby
and at http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/author-interviews/

The Mafeking Woman

My new book is progressing rather slowly. But that's not a bad thing. I always feel that the writing is the easy part. Okay so that is perhaps a simplification, but first of all it's all about research. So I have temporarily stopped writing while a read Thomas Pakenham's book THE BOER WAR. Normal service will be resumed...

Book Of The Year Award

I'm am thrilled to announce that my novel The Regiment's Woman is now a finalist in the ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards 2010.  Winners will be announced in June.

National heros

I am currently reading Bernard Cornwell's latest novel The Fort. As an author of historical novels I love studying history and Bernard does it, and writes about it, so well.  What intrigues me about history is discovering the truth behind what we've all been taught at school. How national heros are created from the smallest events and how the truth often shows us just how fallible they really were.

One of Cornwell's characters in The Fort is Americas great hero, Paul Revere and Cornwell does a wonderful job of portraying the weaknesses and fallibility of this man.  I can highly recommend this book.

New year - new book

Well, now that the holiday season has been and gone, life is settling back to normal.  My second book "The Undermerchant's Woman" has been sent to my publisher and I have now started writing my third novel "The Mafeking Woman".  This one takes place during the siege of Mafeking in 1899, during the Boer War.

Looking out of my office window it is dull and snowing. I know that I should be writing but the drive really needs shoveling again before my car gets snowed in  LOL

Christmas is upon us

Since my last post I have been busy with more book signings. I'm getting more comfortable with them and selling more books LOL.  But promoting apart, I'm really enjoying the experience. It's fabulous talking to book shoppers. You meet such interesting people.

I have finished my second novel The Undermerchant's Woman and so can now relax and think about Christmas.  Did I say relax? I haven't even started my gift shopping yet.  I find shopping malls this time of year to be real nightmares. To all the guys out there...am I alone in dreading the crowds and the desperate fight to find a parking space?

My first book signing

I did my very first book signing today. I sold nine books in two hours (four to customers and five to the store). I don’t know if that is good, bad or indifferent but I was very pleased about it anyway. And I’ve been invited back for a second signing so onward and upward.

I was quite nervous about doing signings as I’m a rather reserved guy, but I found the whole experience really enjoyable. It gave me quite a thrill when people actually came up and wanted me to sign their copy of the book. I felt like jumping up and punching the air with excitement. LOL