Scott Burr

SCOTT BURR is a writer, editor, designer, audiobook narrator, and visual artist. He has been independently publishing and helping others navigate the independent publishing process for over 15 years.

Scott is the author of the novels Bummed Out City and We Will Rid the World of You, the short story collection We Drove Out to the Desert, the strength training manuals Get a Grip and Suspend Your Disbelief, and the martial arts, mindset, and health and fitness essay collection Superhero Simplified.

He is the co-author of multiple book across various genres, including The Chris Haueter Book, the Amazon #1 Bestseller Lessons from the Mat: The 12 Martial Arts Principles That Will Help You Succeed in Business and in Life, Confessions of a Hollywood Trainer: The Journey That Changed My Life... and the Lessons I've Learned That Can Change Yours, the Amazon #1 New Release and top-10 Bestseller Blood in the Water: America's Assault on Innovation, and the Amazon #1 New Release and Amazon #1 Bestseller Worth Defending: How Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life.

He was the editor and designer for Robert Drysdale's #1 Bestseller Opening Closed Guard: The Origins of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil: The Story Behind the Film.

His short fiction has appeared in Metonym, Mildred, The Decades Review, and elsewhere. His nonfiction work has appeared in Climbing, Urban Climber, and JitsMagazine.

He currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio.