Kevin J. Anderson’s Blog

I write. I make up stuff. I adventure hard, so you don’t have to.

Niagara Falls and EerieCon 12

Kevin J. Anderson | April 29, 2010

Last weekend, Rebecca and I were guests of honor at EerieCon 12, a small and friendly SF convention in Niagara Falls, NY.  We traveled with Tim and Diane Jones, who helped us man the table in the dealer’s room.  We came Thursday afternoon and the con activities didn’t start until Friday night.  After dinner at [...]

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Write Good or Die

Kevin J. Anderson | April 19, 2010

I contributed a reprint article to a new writing advice book edited by Scott Nicholson, Write Good or Die.  The book also contains entries by Heather Graham, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, J.A. Konrath, and many others. Scott has made the book available for free download on most platforms (99¢ on Kindle). I have [...]

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“Barricade” from New Terra Incognita CD

Kevin J. Anderson | April 18, 2010

“Barricade” is the first track on the new Terra Incognita CD, A Line in the Sand, a hard-driving symphonic rock epic with lyrics by Rebecca and myself, music by Henning Pauly, and vocals by Steve Walsh of Kansas fame.  The CD will be officially released next month to accompany the publication of the second novel in [...]

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Writers of the Future Contest—25 Year Retrospective

Kevin J. Anderson | April 9, 2010

Since 1995 I have been a judge for the Writers of the Future Contest, an avid supporter for much longer than that . . . and even a contestant in the early years (before I became disqualified by earning my chops as a professional writer).  Last year marked 25 years of the contest — a [...]

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Dictating, Writing, Hiking

Kevin J. Anderson | April 8, 2010

I receive many queries about my writing technique, so here’s a full description.  This article first appeared in the BULLETIN of the Science Fiction Writers of America TALKING TO MYSELF Kevin J. Anderson If you see a person walking along engaged in a vigorous conversation with no one else around, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s [...]

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New Roswell Six Poster

Kevin J. Anderson | April 8, 2010

Created for the new CD, which will be out in early June.  Preorders on the ProgRock Recordswebsite will be shipped a month sooner, plus they come with an autographed page from the manuscript of the companion novel, The Map of All Things. Feel free to share the poster image.

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New Covers

Kevin J. Anderson | April 1, 2010

Tor Books will be gradually releasing new designs of our Dune book covers in paperback, expanding and emphasizing a portion of the Stephen Youll art.  Here is the cover for the new edition of The Butlerian Jihad, which I just received. I also wrote the frame story for a new anthology edited by Jean Rabe [...]

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