My name is Scott Semegran and I live in Austin, Texas. I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in English. I'm a writer and a cartoonist. I am a Kindle bestselling author. I can also bend metal with my mind and run really fast, if chased by a pack of wolves. This web site is here to entertain you with my fiction work, blog, comic strips, and cartoons. I hope you enjoy my creative work.
If you like novels, then look for The Meteoric Rise of Simon Burchwood. On his way to New York to celebrate his impending literary success, Simon Burchwood is the prototypical American careerist. But a quick detour to Montgomery, Alabama to visit a childhood friend sends Simon on a bizarre journey, challenging his hopes and dreams of becoming a famous writer. This is a character study that delves into the psyche of a man who desperately tries to redefine himself. Is Simon pompous? Yes. A jerk? Yes. Will you like him? Absolutely! "The book is told entirely from Simon’s viewpoint. Simon is not a very likable guy; as a matter of fact, he is a self-centered, pompous jerk. But for some reason, it’s pretty fun to be inside his head, mainly because he is an inadvertent, oblivious jerk... you will learn Simon’s views on smoking, cleanliness and going to the bathroom, just to name a few. There were times that I laughed out loud... A very good novel that was humorous throughout." 4 and 1/2 Stars - Red Adept Reviews. The Meteoric Rise of Simon Burchwood is available through Lulu.com and Amazon.com in paperback, as well as various eBook retailers. Check out my Books page for links to buy and download my novel or search for it in your eReader's book store. This novel was inducted into the Indie eBook Hall of Fame and also named one of the "5 Best Summer Indie Beach Reads" by the Huffington Post.
Can't get enough of Simon? My latest book The Spectacular Simon Burchwood is available at fine retailers across the internet. Recently divorced and his writing career in shambles, Simon Burchwood's life is a complete disaster. He reluctantly finds work as a computer support technician and resigns that his career as the next great American novelist will never come to fruition. When he learns that his ex-wife abruptly moves to Dallas with his children, he embarks on a crazy road trip with a nerdy coworker and a hitchhiking punk rock girl and discovers the inspiration he desperately needs for his new literary masterpiece. Take another trip with the one and only Simon Burchwood. Check out my Books page for links to buy and download my novel or search for it in your eReader's book store.
Modicum is a collection of short stories, musings, and cartoons by yours truly. It explores such topics as suicide, parenting, religion, masculinity, and the apocalypse. It’s guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and pee your pants (hopefully, not at the same time). "Hilarious, poignant, twisted... and those are just the stories. Scott Semegran's cartoons bring an added one-two visceral punch to a powerful collection of work." - Davy Rothbart, author of The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas and publisher of FOUND Magazine. It is available through Lulu.com and Amazon.com in paperback, as well as various eBook retailers. Check out my Books page for links to buy and download Modicum or search for it in your eReader's book store.
If you enjoy my comic strips, then I have the thing for you. Mr. Grieves the Book is available through Lulu.com. It would make the perfect Christmas gift for your grandma... well, only if your grandma smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, drinks a sixer of beer in a sitting, and/or has a potty mouth that would make a sailor blush. Or if she likes silly animals that cuss. Check out my Books page for links to buy and download my novel or search for it in your eReader's book store. Please support independent publishing!
My comic strips have appeared in the following newspapers:
- The Austin Student
- The Funny Times
- The Austin American-Statesman
- Rocky Mountain Bullhorn
- Seven Days
- The University of Texas at Dallas Mercury
- The North Austin Bee
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