After dropping hints for a while, finally the big announcement, a new project unlike any other I’ve ever done…and something that I consider very cool. Most of you are aware of my long-standing friendship with Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist from the legendary rock band Rush, as well as how much Rush has influenced my work. My first novel Resurrection, Inc. was closely inspired by the Rush album “Grace Under Pressure,” and I can point to dozens of other novels and stories that bear a clear Rush influence. Neil and I wrote an original short story, "Drumbeats," which we...
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After dropping hints for a while, finally the big announcement, a new project unlike any other I’ve ever done…and something that I consider very cool. Most of you are aware of my long-standing friendship with Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist from the legendary rock band Rush, as well as how much Rush has influenced my work. My first novel Resurrection, Inc. was closely inspired by the Rush album “Grace Under Pressure,” and I can point to dozens of other novels and stories that bear a clear Rush influence. Neil and I wrote an original short story, "Drumbeats," which we...
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I have traveled extensively in the desert, and when I lived in California I made an annual writing trip to fabulous Death Valley, but I never managed to make it out to Joshua Tree. It was on my To Do list, but it's a very isolated park. Last weekend, though, I finally took a writing trip out there, flew into Las Vegas and drove for hours across the wide open Mojave, following the gray lines of secondary roads on the map, not the thick blue or red lines.  The road less traveled, the scenery less seen. I saw some astounding...
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Only about three months until the next Superstars Writing Seminar—at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas!  We've just launched a new prize drawing, open to all interested writers, with no entry fee. First prize: free tuition for the next seminar ($1499 value) Second prize: complete set of MP3 audios of both the 2011 and 2010 sessions ($300 value) Third prize: complete set of DVDs of the 2010 seminar ($200 value). Sign up to enter at Superstars Prize Drawing.  Deadline is February 9; winners will be announced on Feb. 10. The Superstars Writing Seminar is unlike most other writing workshops. The...
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