Is this:

A week after launch. Wow. And thank you. To all the friends and family, Beta Readers, fans, you name it.

Thank you.

Now to get a new box of books emptied…

P.S. See you at The Bier Stein, 1591 Willamette St., on Sept. 22, 6 p.m., for an evening in the Rucksack Universe of readings and signings!

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Writer Morgen Bailey has posted her author interview with me:

“When he landed in Edinburgh, Scotland, Anthony St. Clair thought his first international trip was merely a semester abroad during his senior year of college. But in the midst of learning what a hostel is, drinking good beer for the first time in his life, and immersing himself in new people and culture, Anthony was, in fact, changing the very direction of his life.”

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The very cool folks at StoryBundle have a Dark Fantasy bundle of 9 books for one price that you should check out. There are also options for 4 more bonus books, and to donate to your choice of 3 charities.

Whether or not you get this bundle, keep tabs on StoryBundle. They’re always releasing new bundles under different themes all the time. Really cool stuff.

Check out the Dark Fantasy StoryBundle »

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Beer and books!

See you at The Bier Stein!

Travel. Destiny. Beer. Join local author Anthony St. Clair in the back room of The Bier Stein for an evening of wit, adventure, and beer as he reads from Forever the Road, his newly released third Rucksack Universe travel fantasy novel. Audience Q&A, book/travel/beer chat, books sales and signings of all 3 Rucksack books too. Sláinte!

FREE admission.

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Eugene/Springfield readers, if you’re looking locally for my books, you can now find all 3 Rucksack Universe books on the shelf at Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St., Eugene (541.345.8986).

Each copy of The Martini of Destiny, Home Sweet Road, and Forever the Road is dated, signed, and numbered too.

Have at it, folks. Support your local indie bookstore!

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The wonderful folks at Two Ends of the Pen just posted their interview with me. We talk about Forever the Road, my writing and editing process, Home Sweet Road, why I’m an indie author, life, hobbies, and a lot more:

Did you hire an editor to review your manuscript before publishing?
Egads, yes. I’m just as avid a reader as an author, so I know how important it is for a book to be high-quality, error-free, and more polished than the finest diamond.

After intense planning and writing, I have a chief reader and a team of beta readers who read the manuscript first, then I go through multiple revisions until I’ve fixed everything I can possibly fix. From there the manuscript goes to my copy editor, who won my business over half a dozen others. (I will work with him as long as he’ll have me.) Once he’s done, I do a read-out-loud-with-red-pen-and-paper edit, then a final read-through on my Kindle.

On the copyright page of my books I’ve also started including an email address where readers can send corrections. Quality is everything to me.

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Do pardon the blurry crappy photo. It was midnight, I had just finished watching Doctor Who with friends, then did a big mess o’ dishes, and you can only do so much when using an iPhone to take a close-up of your Kindle screen, all right?

Oh hell yes.

After years of work and 100 days to forever, my third book, Forever the Road, is available now in e-book and paperback.

Rucksack Universe #3

You can get Forever the Road wherever books or e-books are sold. Here are a few of those places, and more are coming:

What about signed paperbacks, you ask? Email me, or if you see me around town, I always have some books with me. The first 100 copies are also individually numbered, and those are going fast.

The strange trip continues

“What a long, strange trip it’s been,” said The Grateful Dead.

They’re wrong.

What a long, strange trip it’s been, is, and always will be. That’s much more accurate.

Watch this space for news, events, and readings. Thank you so much for being along on this journey. I can’t wait to hear what you think of the book. The strange trip continues, and I hope that for you, it continues with Forever the Road.

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Day 100

One last deep breath before the book release plunge. See you tomorrow, everyone.

From the Book

“You are just an ordinary person but one who loves the world and its roads and ways with all his heart. Love and power usually do best with those who don’t seek them out but instead accept them as the brilliance and burden that they are.”
— Forever the Road

100 Days to Forever

On Sept. 8, 2014, Forever the Road, the third Rucksack Universe book, will be released as an e-book and trade paperback worldwide.

During our 100 Days to Forever lead-up, you can follow all the adventure on the blog via the 100 Days to Forever category, on my email list, and at the #100DaysToForever hashtag on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest.

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Day 99: Forever is almost here

My son just learned that 2 signed copies of Forever the Road are all his. He put them on his own bookshelf.

So here we are. 99 days ago, we started our countdown to forever. And now, forever is almost here. On Monday, Sept. 8, Forever the Road is available everywhere.

Behind the scenes, I’m taking care of final details, talking with folks, and fist-pumping with every email. It’s been an amazing journey—and the best part is, it’s all an amazing journey. This is just a particularly big part of the trip.

Thank you for sharing the road with me. See you Monday, space cowboy.

From the Book

“Who the hell are you calling a damsel?”
— Forever the Road

100 Days to Forever

On Sept. 8, 2014, Forever the Road, the third Rucksack Universe book, will be released as an e-book and trade paperback worldwide.

During our 100 Days to Forever lead-up, you can follow all the adventure on the blog via the 100 Days to Forever category, on my email list, and at the #100DaysToForever hashtag on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest.

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Day 96: 5 Days Till FOREVER THE ROAD

Here’s that bit written out:

“As long as we live, we are not helpless. Overpowered and outmatched, completely. Likely to fail, without a doubt. But against all odds, we are also alive. Life is opportunity. As long as we’re alive, we have a chance.”
— Forever the Road

100 Days to Forever

On Sept. 8, 2014, Forever the Road, the third Rucksack Universe book, will be released as an e-book and trade paperback worldwide.

During our 100 Days to Forever lead-up, you can follow all the adventure on the blog via the 100 Days to Forever category, on my email list, and at the #100DaysToForever hashtag on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest.

Get the first 3 chapters of Forever the Road