Rebecca and I just came back home from Las Vegas and the third—and, by all accounts, best ever—Superstars Writing Seminar. We had about sixty very dedicated students at the Golden Nugget, and instructors Brandon Sanderson, David Farland, Eric Flint, Rebecca Moesta, and me, as well as guest speakers Dean Wesley Smith and James A. Owen, and guest pro attendees bestselling dark-fantasy author Vicki Pettersson, comics writer Mike Baron, and Arc Manor publisher Shahid Mahmoud. photo by Robert J McCarter Rebecca and I flew out a few days early to visit my parents in Arizona, my sister and niece in Las...
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Rush has released a new single from their forthcoming CD Clockwork Angels, "Headlong Flight"—so fans can start gathering more pieces of the wonderful steampunk adventure story told by the music in the album and in the Clockwork Angels novel I'm writing with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. Listen to "Headlong Flight" in their music video with lyrics.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFGrWjOX0E You might get some hints of a few scenes in the novel. Rush has previously released two other tracks from Clockwork Angels—"Caravan" and "BU2B" (which form the first section of the novel). Neil and I have been through four complete drafts...
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Rush has released a new single from their forthcoming CD Clockwork Angels, "Headlong Flight"—so fans can start gathering more pieces of the wonderful steampunk adventure story told by the music in the album and in the Clockwork Angels novel I'm writing with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. Listen to "Headlong Flight" in their music video with lyrics.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFGrWjOX0E You might get some hints of a few scenes in the novel. Rush has previously released two other tracks from Clockwork Angels—"Caravan" and "BU2B" (which form the first section of the novel). Neil and I have been through four complete drafts...
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One week from today the third Superstars Writing Seminar launches at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.  Here is the detailed schedule for the lectures. We hope to see you there! MONDAY 8:00 AM Intro, seminar overview, introduce speakers 8:30 From a Newbie to #1 Bestseller in 4 Years Brandon Sanderson 9:30 It’s Business: How Publishing Economics Works Eric Flint 10:30 Building Your Network Rebecca Moesta, James A. Owen, David Farland 1:00 PM Indie-Publishing & Ebooks: Free For All David Farland, Rebecca Moesta, Kevin J. Anderson, Eric Flint 3:00 Getting Noticed: Self-Promotion for Authors Kevin J. Anderson, Brandon Sanderson, David...
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