Kevin J. Anderson | May 29, 2011
When digging through old boxes and files a few days ago, I came upon my high-school scrapbooks and the magazine that printed my first story ever. I was 14 years old, and a Wisconsin High School Writings publication chose my story “Memorial.” (The story was later reprinted in the small-press magazine Alpha Adventures. I’ve reproduced [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | May 25, 2011
One of our highlights every year is to attend the Writers of the Future workshop and awards, the genre’s most spectacular awards ceremony. I have been a judge in the contest since 1996 and Rebecca became a judge in 2007. Last year, I gave a speech describing the first 25 years of the contest, which has [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | May 25, 2011
In memory of Douglas Adams, the late author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, May 25 has been designated Towel Day. http://www.towelday.org/ I thought it appropriate to pose for a pic in the gym with my very own “Don’t Panic” towel.
Kevin J. Anderson | May 23, 2011
With eReaders becoming so ubiquitous in all types and sizes, from smartphones to Kindles/Nooks/Kobos, to iPads and other tablets, many authors (including myself) are experiencing a Renaissance of their backlist. Stories that were published in magazines or anthologies, then quickly vanished from the bookstores…novels that have been unavailable to the public except in used-book stores [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | May 19, 2011
Rebecca and I just returned from five days in Hollywood at the workshop and awards ceremony for the annual Writers of the Future event. The 12 winning writers from the past four quarters, as well as a published finalist and a 2010 winner who had not been able to attend last year, spent several intensive [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | May 17, 2011
Previously WordFire Press made available the dark fantasy story “Drumbeats,” written with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. “A rock drummer bicycling through the African wilderness encounters a village that makes very special drums. This one will make your heart skip a beat.” Now, we’ve added a background essay by Neil about our collaboration and interactions [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | May 15, 2011
Several years ago, Brian Herbert released his original space epic trilogy, Timeweb, The Web and the Stars, and Webdancers. While the novels were widely distributed through the library system, the publisher had problems with bookstore distribution, and therefore many readers had trouble buying copies during our booksigning tours. Now we’ve made the Timeweb trilogy widely [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | May 11, 2011
Now that we’re in production with Blood Lite 3: Aftertaste, I can release the full contents of the book, 30 all-new stories that show the funnier side of bloodlust and mayhem. In addition to contributions by bestselling and award-winning authors, some of these writers may not be familiar to you…but it’s a good place to [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | May 8, 2011
Over the course of my career I’ve published nearly a hundred pieces of short fiction. When a novel is released, readers can find it in the bookstores for many months or years, but when a short story appears in a magazine, it’s gone in a month as soon as the next issue arrives. Now, with [...]
Kevin J. Anderson | May 6, 2011
Over the past few years “May the Fourth” has become an unofficial Star Wars celebration day for fans everywhere. This year, Rebecca and I were invited as guests for an event at Wings Over the Rockies air & space museum in Denver. The Rocky Mountain Fan Force had set up the evening open to the [...]
