As January 1 approaches,  many people are making Resolutions...but *everybody* needs a new calendar. For years now, my friend Neil Peart (Rush drummer and lyricist) and I have each produced—and exchanged—an annual calendar filled with our own photos and stories. It's a special treat for our fans and colleagues, and each year we try to raise the bar a little higher in an attempt to "out-snazz" each other.  Neil just released his new FAR AND NEAR calendar filled with photos of his motorcycle journeys over the past year, mostly during the Clockwork Angels tour.  You can order your copy at...
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Here's a special holiday story for all my fans on Christmas Eve (but, fair warning, don't expect it to be heartwarming!) Santa Claus Is Coming To Get You! Kevin J. Anderson ’Twas the night before the night before Christmas, and all through the house little sounds were stirring … sinister, creeping, whispers of noise. Echoes of things better left unseen in the darkness, even around the holiday season. Jeff stared up at the bottom of his little brother’s bunk. Ever since Stevie had gotten rid of the night light, he always feared that the upper bunk would fall on top...
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The comic adaptation of CLOCKWORK ANGELS proceeds full steam ahead, and everything is going like clockwork!  Boom! Studios will release the first issue in mid-March of the six-issue series. I've written the first script, with the enthusiastic Neil Peart stamp of approval, and we've also looked at the work of various artists that Boom! suggested. We were very pleased to see the samples from Nick Robles, best known for his work in the gaming industry, and we felt that his style had the right kind of flavor, a flair for color, sense of wonder, innocence, fabulous imagination.  Neil and I...
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Last week I traveled to Washington, DC to attend a meeting for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education (www.challenger.org), where I was inducted as a full member of the Board of Directors. Rebecca and I have been long-time supporters of the Challenger Centers, attending many local events at our Colorado Springs Challenger Center as well as national events, such as a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on the 25th anniversary of the Challenger accident.  Now, as the 28th anniversary of Challenger approaches, I am proud to be a member of this great organization, whose goal is to make...
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