Kevin J. Anderson Revealed
About Kevin J. Anderson
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What is your birthdate?:3/1
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Previous occupations:tech writer, lab-rat wrangler, waiter, bartender
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Favorite job:writing stories--i.e., making up stuff.
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High school and/or college:Wisconsin
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Name of your favorite composer or music artist?:RUSH
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Favorite movie:One only? OK, Star Wars
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Favorite television show:It's nice to have so many good ones to watch.
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. Writing, hiking, writing, eating, writing, editing, reading, writing
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. The harder I work, the luckier I get.
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. Being able to hike in the beautiful mountains and write a great story at the same time.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. That I won't have time to write all the stories inside my head that are clamoring to be told.
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. In a cozy cabin up in the Rocky Mountains
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. Charles Dickens
On Books and Writing
- Q. Who are your favorite authors?
- A. Frank Herbert, Larry McMurtry, Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, Peter F. Hamilton, Jack McDevitt
- Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
- A. DUNE LONESOME DOVE THE STAND GORKY PARK SHOGUN
- Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
- A. Dune
- Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
- A. Be persistent--it's like trying out for the Olympic team.
- Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
- A. Don't you ever sleep?
