While putting together the 25th Anniversary coffee-table book for the Writers of the Future Contest, we selected more than a thousand images to highlight the various workshops, guest speakers, celebrity presenters, and awards events. Here are just a few teasers that my fans might enjoy: Kevin and Rebecca at the banquet on the Seattle Space Needle observation deck (2005). Kevin presents an award in Hollywood (2009) Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle talk to the winners' workshop. Book signing of new anthology (winners and judges) at the Science Fiction Museum Kevin with astronaut Col. Rick Searfoss and actress Marisol Nichols at...
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The first Terra Incognita volume, The Edge of the World, was just released in paperback. I've posted the first chapter below for those of you who would like to check it out. The second novel in the trilogy, The Map of All Things, comes out in a few weeks. (And I've written the third book, The Key to Creation, and currently editing the manuscript. The novel will come out in summer 2011.) “When you reach the edge of the world, you can fly.” —The Book of Aiden CHAPTER 1 OFF THE COAST OF URABA These foreign seas looked much the...
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Last March we held our first Superstars Writing Seminar in Pasadena, California: informative, no-nonsense talks on how to be a professional writer, presented by five bestselling authors (Eric Flint, Brandon Sanderson, Dave Wolverton, Rebecca Moesta, and myself). DVDs and MP3 audio files of the seminar sessions have just been released. Copies available from Writer's Canon. Topics include Econ 201 for Writers: Economics of Commercial Publishing Inside Editors: How editors look at manuscripts, novels & short fiction “Dirty Secrets”—What you need to know about being a Professional Author From Slushpile to #1 New York Times Bestseller in 4 Years Intellectual Property:...
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The following is the introduction to the booklet for the second Terra Incognita CD, A Line in the Sand, which will ship in the next couple of weeks. You can order the autographed novel and companion CD, as well as collectible Terra Incognita items, from AnderzoneShop.com or from progrockrecords.com. You can also hear three complete sample tracks at the ProgRock Records website. With the release of The Edge of the World, the first novel in my “Terra Incognita” trilogy, we developed a companion CD with music by keyboardist/producer Erik Norlander, lyrics by myself and Rebecca Moesta, and performances by some...
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