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I write. I make up stuff. I adventure hard, so you don’t have to.

A HAIR RAISING release day!

Kevin J. Anderson | April 30, 2013

The third full-length Dan Shamble, Zombie PI novel—HAIR RAISING—hit bookstores today.  You could hear the howling from miles away! This full-moon, crime gets a comb-over! The fur really flies when a serial scalper stalks the supernatural citizens of the Unnatural Quarter, targeting werewolves—and what’s sadder than a chrome-domed lycanthrope? Zombie P.I. Dan Shamble is on [...]

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Kobo Scholarship for SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR

Kevin J. Anderson | April 28, 2013

OK, here’s why it’s awesome to have sponsors. KOBO WRITING LIFE is funding *two scholarships* to attend this year’s Superstars Writing Seminar (May 14–16 in Colorado Springs, CO).  The contest is open to any user of their Kobo Writing Life platform (and you should be: it’s very easy, and Kobo is expanding significantly worldwide). Time [...]

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Dan Shamble HAIR RAISING—Chapter 2

Kevin J. Anderson | April 26, 2013

And, your second free taste of HAIR RAISING.  Preorder the eBook or print book now. It will officially be in bookstores on Tuesday. HAIR RAISING Chapter 2 Shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theater is a well-known recipe for disaster.  Shouting “Cops!” in the middle of an illegal cockatrice fight is ten times worse. Officer McGoohan—McGoo [...]

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HAIR RAISING: New Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. Here’s a free taste!

Kevin J. Anderson | April 25, 2013

Next Tuesday, April 30, the third full-length Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. novel will hit bookstores.  Here’s another set of hilarious adventures from the detective who puts the P.I. back into R.I.P.  In chapter one, below, you’ll see illegal cockatrice fighting, werewolf gambling rings, voodoo tattoos, and more.  Even if you’ve never read a Dan Shamble [...]

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Less than a month until SUPERSTARS WRITING SEMINAR

Kevin J. Anderson | April 18, 2013

On May 14–16 in Colorado Springs, we’ll be hosting our fourth Superstars Writing Seminar. If you’re a serious writer interested in learning about the business and kicking your career up a notch, we hope to see you there.  Not much time left to sign up! Join bestselling writers Kevin J. Anderson, Eric Flint, David Farland, [...]

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The Glamorous Life

Kevin J. Anderson | April 11, 2013

A few years ago, I went on an extensive national book-signing tour for my novel Ai! Pedrito!—the tour in which I set the Guinness World Record for the “largest single-author book signing.”  We hit 27 cities in 28 days—and I remember my neighbor grinning when I told her about the upcoming trip. “Oh, how glamorous [...]

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Colorado Springs Signing for HELLHOLE AWAKENING

Kevin J. Anderson | April 10, 2013

Just because I came home from my HELLHOLE AWAKENING tour didn’t mean that the signings stopped. We came home from RavenCon in Richmond VA by about midnight Sunday, and by then my cold and laryngitis had gotten even worse, and now my eyes were very red (with the raspy voice and the bloodshot eyes, I [...]

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WordFire Press Titles to Become Part of the Baen eBook Library

Kevin J. Anderson | April 8, 2013

Some cool news from our publishing side: Kevin J. Anderson’s WordFire Press has just signed a deal for all their titles to join the Baen eBook Library, the largest SF-dedicated eBook site. WordFire Press features over fifty backlist and previously unpublished titles by Anderson, Frank Herbert, Bill Ransom, Brian Herbert, Neil Peart, and others. WordFire [...]

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RavenCon in Richmond VA

Kevin J. Anderson | April 7, 2013

After half a day at home, from Dayton OH on my HELLHOLE AWAKENING tour, I flew off with Rebecca to Richmond, VA where were guests of honor at RavenCon.  It was an early morning flight, and an all-day flight (departing 8 AM, arriving 4:30 PM), and I woke up that morning with my full-blown laryngitis [...]

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Guest Post from James Artimus Owen: SUPERSTAR WRITERS, APPLY HERE

Kevin J. Anderson | April 5, 2013

James Artimus Owen was one of our guest speakers at the Superstars Writing Seminar last year, and his talks were so popular we invited him to come back. James is a successful bestselling author in his own right, and he wanted to come to Superstars for the experience; he did not get paid for his [...]

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