My name is Rob Kent (he/him). I host the Middle Grade Ninja Podcast and I’m the author of the middle grade novels Rob Worm’s Bird Adventure, Goodbye to Grandma, Banneker Bones and the Giant Robot Bees, Banneker Bones and the Alligator People and Banneker Bones and the Cyborg Conspiracy.
Under the super-secret pen name Robert Kent, I write horror stories for older readers. I’m the author of the young adult novel All Together Now: A Zombie Story, the serial horror novel for adults, The Book of David, and the novellas All Right Now: A Short Zombie Story and Pizza Delivery.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in English from Indiana University and I live in Indianapolis, Indiana where I teach classes at the Indiana Writers Center.
I have an out-of-all-reasonable-proportion love for Batman and videogames, an out-of-all-reasonable-proportion hatred for the writer Ayn Rand, I’m married to the most wonderful woman in the world, and we’re raising a little boy who also likes Batman.
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Rob Kent (he/him) is the author of the middle grade novels Rob Worm’s Bird Adventure, Banneker Bones and the Giant Robot Bees, Banneker Bones and the Alligator People, Banneker Bones and the Cyborg Conspiracy, Jim’s Monster, and Goodbye to Grandma.
He runs the popular blog for writers, Middle Grade Ninja, which features interviews and guest posts from authors, literary agents, and other publishing professionals. He also hosts the Middle Grade Ninja Podcast where he interviews publishing professionals.
Under the super-secret pen name, Robert Kent, he writes novels for older readers including the young adult novel All Together Now: A Zombie Story, the serial horror novel for adults, The Book of David, and the novellas All Right Now: A Short Zombie Story and Pizza Delivery.
Rob Kent holds degrees in Literature and Creative Writing from Indiana University and owns over 900 Batman action figures. He lives with his family in Indianapolis where he teaches courses at the Indiana Writers Center and is hard at work on his next book.
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Below are some interviews and “bonus features” for each of my books:
An Interview for All Together Now: A Zombie Story at Anniki’s Bookcase
An Interview for All Together Now: A Zombie Story at Creating Serenity
An Interview for All Together Now: A Zombie Story at Falling Leaflets
An Interview for All Together Now: A Zombie Story at Horror Web
An Interview for All Together Now: A Zombie Story at The Bibliophilic Book Blog
An Interview for All Together Now: A Zombie Story at The Bookie Monster
An Interview for All Together Now: A Zombie Story at Where Zombies Come to Read
An Interview for Banneker Bones and the Giant Robot Bees at Falling Leaflets
An Interview for The Book of David at Ginger Nuts of Horror
An Interview for Games, Brrraaains and a Head-banging Life
An Afterword for Banneker Bones and the Giant Robot Bees Part One Part Two Part Three
Reviews, Interviews, and Guest Posts
On Diversity in Traditional Publishing
Book of the Week
A Pound of Flesh, No More, No Less: A Post About Editing
Rob or Robert (What’s in a Name)?
A Second Post About Editing
Author, Year Five
Appendix
An Afterword for All Together Now: A Zombie Story Part One Part Two Part Three
Read the First 14 Chapters
Reviews, Interviews, and Guest Posts
Thoughts on God
Book of the Week: All Together Now: A Zombie Story
Cannibalism: A Post About Editing: Part One Part Two
My Review of This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers/YA Zombie Discussion
A “Foreword” for All Right Now: A Short Zombie Story Part One Part Two
The Cannibalization of All Right Now
An Afterword for The Book of David Part One Part Two
An Open Letter to Stephen King
The Book of David: Chapter One read by Robert Kent
Reviews, Interviews, and Guest Posts
On Using Naughty Words in Fiction
On Conspiracy Theories and Flying Saucers
Funeral for a Friend (in which I discuss my failed novel)
On the Destructive Desire for Fame (And Ben Affleck)
An Afterword for Pizza Delivery
Hope Springs
The Making of My First Audiobook