A very cool way for indie authors to co-op. Check out this bundle of eight SF novels by me, Frank Herbert, Gregory Benford, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, David Farland, Mike Resnick, Mike Stackpole, and B.V. Larson. Abailable at StoryBundle.com.  Here's the press release: Science fiction can take you from one side of the universe to the other, and an infinite number of ideas in between. That all can’t fit in one StoryBundle—but this new set, available July 2 through July 23, covers a broad landscape of ideas. StoryBundle's Sci-Fi Bundle is curated by #1 international bestselling SF author Kevin J. Anderson,...
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It must be Awards Season. At the recent Campbell Conference in Lawrence Kansas, TAU CETI (which consists of a novella by me and a sequel novelette by my Writers of the Future student and long-time friend, Steven Savile) received the inaugural "Lifeboat to the Stars Award," given "for the best work of science fiction of any length published in 2011 or 2012 contributing to an understanding of the benefits, means, and difficulties of interstellar travel."  The award came with a nifty (and very heavy) trophy, as well as $1000 prize money—always a good bonus. Tau Ceti’s competition included works by...
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I get a lot of people asking about how I write and hike at the same time.  I've posted my main essay on the subject, "Talking to Myself," here on the blog, but if you'd like to read it again, you can click here. This morning, the newsletter from Olympus Recorders also ran an interview/article on my technique of using dictation tools to write fiction: "The writing tool New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson can’t live without? The Olympus DS-3500 Professional Dictation System. Anderson, who has written more than 120 books over the span of his career to date,...
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Not bad to start the week with some good news.  This morning I learned that the first Dan Shamble, Zombie PI novel, DEATH WARMED OVER, has been nominated for the Shamus Award, given by the Private Eye Writers of America in the category of Best Paperback PI Novel.  I was excited enough to wake the dead...and have them solve crimes for me.  This a real thrill to me because the Dan Shamble series is a real departure from my usual fare, and while I've won or been nominated for most of the major awards in the SF/Fantasy field, this is...
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