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Previously we announced our no-nonsense, nuts & bolts writing weekend for serious writers (both aspiring and already published), the Superstars Writing Seminars at the Pasadena (CA) Convention Center this March.  Five international bestselling writers—me, Rebecca Moesta, Eric Flint, Brandon Sanderson, and Dave Wolverton/David Farland—giving solid advice on how to be a successful professional author.

As we developed the detailed schedule and curriculum, we found that we simply couldn't fit all ...

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Many of you have been asking to see photos from our recent trip to Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Egypt with Rebecca and her parents.  I've put them all up on Photobucket, so you can look at the album.  It works best when viewed as a slideshow.  Now you can see what I was talking about in the previous blogs.

http://s905.photobucket.com/albums/ac260/KevinJAnderson/

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Spanish publisher Mundos Epicos has just released their translation of THE EDGE OF THE WORLD.

They have also created a very ambitious web page that includes plenty of extra interviews, tracks from the CDs, videos, and other material.  Check it out.

http://terraincognita.mundosepicos.es/

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Leaving Istanbul, we had a short stop at the Greek island of Mykonos.  We boarded one of the ship's small boats, or tenders, and rode to shore.

I hadn't heard much about the island before, but Mykonos was quite a pleasant surprise, featured on many postcards and calendars — tightly packed whitewashed houses, blue roofs, steep streets, and picturesque windmills.  We stopped at a dockside café to have lunch…which turned out to be the best meal we've had on the entire cruise.  Sitting outside...

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Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul — I've wanted to see this place since I was a kid reading adventure stories…the epitomy of exotic lands.  Photos of the jaw-dropping Blue Mosque on the harbor with its piles of domes and fairy-tale minarets inspired a lot of my fiction, particularly recent books like Crystal Doors: Sky Realm and the Terra Incognita novels.

And the city certainly didn't disappoint.  As the ship pulled in at sunrise, I went off to get coffee for us, and I saw the giant orange...

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It was an early morning — Rebecca and I left for our tour of Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri at 7:15 AM (after a rushed breakfast in the buffet).  We boarded one of eight buses and rode from Naples to Pompeii, where we wandered the astonishing ruins in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.  The air was filled with a pall of smoke…nothing to do with volcanic eruptions, just agricultural fields being burned.  Pompeii was as incredible as I had hoped it would be.

Next the bus drove along the rugged and...

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THE MEDITERRANEAN

 

I've been keeping a journal of the last week's travels, but haven't had a chance to post a blog until now.  The cruise ship's internet connection is much too slow to upload photos; I'll post highlights when we're back in the US.

 

ITALY

Writing this initial report on our first evening aboard the cruise ship; Rebecca is sound asleep, and we have to get up very early tomorrow for a long day tour of Naples, Pompeii, and Capri.

Two days before leaving Colorado for Rome, nearly a...

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For a feature in next month's issue of Prog magazine, the photographer spent many hours setting up a photo shoot of me with part of my music collection in my writing office.  Since I do most of my writing outside in nature, we felt this shot was most representative.

Meanwhile, Rebecca and I are nearly finished writing all the lyrics for the second Roswell Six/Terra Incognita CD to accompany The Map of All Things, next June.  We've heard two of the demos so far, and the music really kicks ass. ...

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Over the years, Rebecca and I have taught thousands of students in various writing workshops, and many of the attendees have gone on to become successful bestselling authors themselves.  Many of you have listened to us lecture at DragonCon or other conventions, and we've given our seminar on "Things I Wish Some Pro Had Told Me When I Was Starting out" for many years at the Writers of the Future workshop.

Together with three other international bestselling authors—Dave Wolverton, Brandon...

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I will be giving a talk, Q&A session, and book signing at the Clark County Library (1401 E. Flamingo Rd) in Las Vegas tomorrow night (Thurs, Nov 5).  I hope you can join me.  The first 25 people will receive free Terra Incognita tote bags.  I'll be signing Enemies & Allies, The Winds of Dune, Terra Incognita: The Edge of the World, and anything else you would like to bring.  Rebecca will also be there, if you want to bring any of our Young Jedi Knights, Crystal Doors, Grumpy Old Monsters, or ...

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