Kevin J. Anderson | October 22, 2010
My eco-thriller Ill Wind, written with Doug Beason, will be reprinted by Tor Books in January. This will be its fourth edition, and the recent disastrous BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has made the story all too relevant. It’s the largest oil spill in history… A crashed supertanker in San Francisco Bay. [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 20, 2010
Catching up on last month’s trip. In late September, the weather was turning cold and crisp, and we knew that the hiking season would soon draw to a close. Time enough, though, for one last overnight expedition to hike a section in the Colorado Trail. I was nearly finished with dictating my chapters in The [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 15, 2010
A few years after my first novels were published, David Brin asked me if I would collaborate with him on a short story. At the time, David was at the height of his career, winner of numerous awards, a New York Times bestselling author, one of the most respected names in the field. I, on [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 15, 2010
Kristine Kathryn Rusch has posted many excellent articles on the business of writing, contracts, managing a career, planning projects, and just about every subject a serious writer should heed. You should already be reading her blog at kriswrites.com. Her most recent posting, on Responsibility, is one of the best, and relevant not only to writers [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 14, 2010
My space-shuttle thriller Ignition with Doug Beason, originally published by Tor Books, has just been made available for e-readers. Download for $4.99. NASA—you have a problem. In this high-tech action adventure from Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason, terrorists seize control of the Kennedy Space Center and hold the shuttle Atlantis and its crew hostage [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 10, 2010
When I moved to Colorado thirteen years ago, I set up a writing office that looked out at the spectacular Rocky Mountains. The scenery, the fresh air, the lower cost of living, all were undeniable advantages. Then my brother-in-law gave me a book about the 54 peaks in Colorado over 14,000 feet high, along with [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 10, 2010
As I worked on the outline and draft for the third novel in the Terra Incognita trilogy, The Key to Creation, I sent the summary and suggested some ideas to the cover artist, Lee Gibbons. Lee created amazing cover paintings for The Edge of the World and The Map of All Things, and also provided [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 8, 2010
Today, October 8, is Frank Herbert’s birthday. He would have turned 90 years old. photo provided by Byron Merritt Though he is best known for the Dune Chronicles (and, in my opinion, the novel Dune is the greatest SF novel ever written), Frank Herbert left a legacy of many seminal novels, excellent works that bear [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 6, 2010
After the success of the first Superstars Writing Seminar in Pasadena, Kevin and Rebecca will again be joining bestselling authors Brandon Sanderson, Dave Wolverton, and Eric Flint to present another three-day set of intensive lectures. This time, the team will be joined by guest instructor Sherrilyn Kenyon, author of the popular Dark Hunter series; she’s [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | October 3, 2010
This past weekend, Rebecca and I were guests of honor at Archon in St Louis. The final panels and parties have just finished, we’ve packed up our books and suitcases, and are winding down for the evening (and a departure at 6:15 AM tomorrow). I have been to St Louis only once before, during the [...]
