Philip Athans, the managing editor for novels at Wizards of the Coast, has just put together an extensive and extremely useful book for aspiring authors in SF/F, The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction.  He did extensive interviews with me, R.A. Salvatore, Mike Resnick, Terry Brooks, and other bestselling, award-winning authors to develop an extensive guidebook on all aspects of developing, writing, and publishing in the genre.  Storytelling, Characters, Worldbuilding, Details, Nuts & Bolts, Polishing, as well as a whole section on business.  R. A. Salvatore even provides a new, unpublished story for a complete deconstruction and analysis. A...
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Philip Athans, the managing editor for novels at Wizards of the Coast, has just put together an extensive and extremely useful book for aspiring authors in SF/F, The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction.  He did extensive interviews with me, R.A. Salvatore, Mike Resnick, Terry Brooks, and other bestselling, award-winning authors to develop an extensive guidebook on all aspects of developing, writing, and publishing in the genre.  Storytelling, Characters, Worldbuilding, Details, Nuts & Bolts, Polishing, as well as a whole section on business.  R. A. Salvatore even provides a new, unpublished story for a complete deconstruction and analysis. A...
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Now that HELLHOLE is delivered and in production, Brian Herbert and I spent most of last week holed up together in intensive brainstorming for our next DUNE novel. After writing two novels at the far end of the Dune timeline (HUNTERS and SANDWORMS) and two standalone “inquels” closely set within Frank Herbert’s original “Dune” trilogy (PAUL OF DUNE and THE WINDS OF DUNE), we’re going back to the exciting and unexplored territory of the first century after the end of the Butlerian Jihad -- a trilogy that explores the formation of the major schools and political organizations that guide and...
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Just received my Finalist certificate from the Colorado Book Awards for The Edge of the World. Also, my Batman/Superman novel Enemies & Allies has been nominated for the Scribe Award, which will be given out this month at San Diego's Comic Con International.
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