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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]