KJA | May 31, 2009
This is the second of a four-part series about the release of Terra Incognita: THE EDGE OF THE WORLD (novel. Orbit Books) and Terra Incognita: BEYOND THE HORIZON (rock CD, ProgRock Records) on June 2. Part 2. Music and Words—Epic Fantasy Novel, Epic Rock CD In Part 1, I described our efforts to begin building [...]
KJA | May 30, 2009
This will be a four-part series on the background efforts behind the release of a book. Part 1: Building Steam Writing the novel isn’t enough. In these days of numerous demands on the audience’s time and interest, an author can’t just deliver the finished manuscript to a publisher and trust that everything else will happen [...]
KJA | May 26, 2009
Many aspiring writers send me e-mails asking for advice on many aspects of the publishing and writing business. Two blogs I would strongly encourage you to follow are by David Farland (Dave Wolverton) and Kristine Kathryn Rusch—both are bestselling, award-winning, and prolific authors, and both know what they’re talking about. Kristine Kathryn Rusch posts a [...]
KJA | May 22, 2009
Tor has developed a striking new banner for THE WINDS OF DUNE. The novel won’t come out until August, but we would very much appreciate if you’d post it on your MySpace, Facebook, or other pages. Here is the code: “<p><a href=”http://us.macmillan.com/thewindsofdune“><img title=”The Winds of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson” alt=”The [...]
KJA | May 17, 2009
Boy is my hand sore (well, shoulder actually). Over the past week, night after night for a total of more than 16 hours, I autographed six thousand signature sheets for THE WINDS OF DUNE. Brian Herbert had already finished them and shipped two big boxes to me. Tor will be binding the signature pages (with [...]
KJA | May 14, 2009
The sample tracks on the Roswell Six profile page passed 40,000 plays today. The major music distributor Ryko will be carrying the CD, distributing through retail channels.For those of you who preordered the CD through either AnderZoneShop or ProgRockRecords, copies have already shipped. Meanwhile, the booklets for the signed, limited edition are circulating among the performers. Chris Brown just [...]
KJA | May 13, 2009
The winners of this month’s drawing for free hardcovers are JR RAITH (who received an autographed Enemies & Allies) and NEAL WILLIAMS (autographed Last Days of Krypton). The names were drawn from those of you who have posted the Terra Incognita widget or added one of the Roswell Six songs to your profile on MySpace [...]
KJA | May 10, 2009
We have just set up a book-signing event for the Las Vegas area on May 28, 7 PM, for Enemies & Allies. Rebecca and I will be at the Barnes & Noble in Henderson, NV—567 North Stephanie, Henderson, NV 89014 (702) 434-1533—to give a brief talk and then sign books. I’ll autograph the new book, any [...]
KJA | May 8, 2009
I’ve posted two new video clips from HarperCollins for Enemies & Allies, both filmed in the New York studio from my March trip. The general video has a lot of bells and whistles, while the shorter clip is specifically tailored to Roswell Six fans. USA Today also just picked Enemies & Allies as one of [...]
KJA | May 6, 2009
My novel Enemies & Allies—the first meeting of Batman and Superman in the 1950s during the Cold War—has just hit bookstore shelves in hardcover from Morrow and DC. Jacket text: ”As America and the Soviet Union race to build their nuclear stockpiles, two extraordinary heroes must form an uneasy alliance. These studies in opposites—shadow [...]
