KJA | November 28, 2009
Leaving Istanbul, we had a short stop at the Greek island of Mykonos. We boarded one of the ship’s small boats, or tenders, and rode to shore. I hadn’t heard much about the island before, but Mykonos was quite a pleasant surprise, featured on many postcards and calendars — tightly packed whitewashed houses, blue roofs, [...]
KJA | November 24, 2009
Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul — I’ve wanted to see this place since I was a kid reading adventure stories…the epitomy of exotic lands. Photos of the jaw-dropping Blue Mosque on the harbor with its piles of domes and fairy-tale minarets inspired a lot of my fiction, particularly recent books like Crystal Doors: Sky Realm and the Terra Incognita [...]
KJA | November 24, 2009
It was an early morning — Rebecca and I left for our tour of Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri at 7:15 AM (after a rushed breakfast in the buffet). We boarded one of eight buses and rode from Naples to Pompeii, where we wandered the astonishing ruins in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. The [...]
KJA | November 24, 2009
THE MEDITERRANEAN I’ve been keeping a journal of the last week’s travels, but haven’t had a chance to post a blog until now. The cruise ship’s internet connection is much too slow to upload photos; I’ll post highlights when we’re back in the US. ITALY Writing this initial report on our first evening [...]
KJA | November 14, 2009
For a feature in next month’s issue of Prog magazine, the photographer spent many hours setting up a photo shoot of me with part of my music collection in my writing office. Since I do most of my writing outside in nature, we felt this shot was most representative. Meanwhile, Rebecca and I are nearly [...]
KJA | November 11, 2009
Over the years, Rebecca and I have taught thousands of students in various writing workshops, and many of the attendees have gone on to become successful bestselling authors themselves. Many of you have listened to us lecture at DragonCon or other conventions, and we’ve given our seminar on “Things I Wish Some Pro Had Told [...]
KJA | November 4, 2009
I will be giving a talk, Q&A session, and book signing at the Clark County Library (1401 E. Flamingo Rd) in Las Vegas tomorrow night (Thurs, Nov 5). I hope you can join me. The first 25 people will receive free Terra Incognita tote bags. I’ll be signing Enemies & Allies, The Winds of Dune, [...]
KJA | November 1, 2009
This has been a tough hiking season for me—mainly because I’ve done so much traveling and book-touring during the best summer months in the mountains. Also, the weather turned cold and nasty very shortly after I finished the Winds of Dune tour and DragonCon the first weekend in September. However, on Oct 18, the weather [...]
