Only a few more days to the release of TASTES LIKE CHICKEN, the first new Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. novel in more than two years! I hope you're excited as I am. Here's a Dan Shamble story, "Road Kill," which tells of Dan's first encounter with the Hemoglobin Gang, who are main villains in TASTES LIKE CHICKEN. Sorry you missed the free week of the story, but if you still want your copy, you can support the author by downloading for 99¢ at the links below. amazon Kindle other eBook retailers And for more free stories and other sneak previews,...
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Now that Nanowrimo is nearing its end, I'll repost this article about my technique of dictating my writing. A lot of people ask about it, and I've given many talks, even played some sample chapters to interested listeners. I've been writing while walking, talking into my recorder for years. Here's a full description. TALKING TO MYSELF Kevin J. Anderson If you see a person walking along engaged in a vigorous conversation with no one else around, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s escaped from the nearest asylum.  It could be me talking to myself.  But don’t be concerned, don’t interrupt me,...
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Every year, Superstars presents the Don Hodge Memorial Scholarship to worthy applicants who want to come to the Superstars Writing Seminar in Colorado Springs, a pro-level business-oriented seminar on the business and on building your writing career. This year, we are pleased to announce the following winners of full or partial scholarships: Debbie M. Allen Carina Bissett Ashlee Cowles Holly Heisey Shannon Marsh Rebecca P. Minor Jennifer Rose Katherine Sanger Congratulations to all! The Don Hodge Memorial Scholarship is funded through private donations as well as sales of our anthologies, edited by Lisa Mangum, with cover art by James A....
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When I started my career with traditionally published novels, my editors and publicists encouraged me to make sure I mentioned the publisher whenever I talked in interviews and panels. I would promote my novels and proudly announce that it was “from Signet Books” or “from Bantam Books” or HarperCollins, or Warner, or Tor. I would print up my own postcards and bookmarks, sometimes even take out ads in publications. Once, I was roundly criticized for forgetting to put a publisher’s logo on the back of a postcard (that I paid for out of my own pocket). It’s a basic commercial...
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