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.

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.

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 Rebecca’s solo books.

This has been a tough hiking season for me—mainly because I’ve done so much traveling and book-touring during the best summer months in the mountains.  Also, the weather turned cold and nasty very shortly after I finished the Winds of Dune tour and DragonCon the first weekend in September.

Over the past few days, Colorado has been hit by a tremendous early-season snowstorm.  Schools and roads were closed for three days; we had over 18″ of snow in our driveway, and our street wasn’t plowed for three days.  (In the meantime, we ate most of the fresh food in the refrigerator and started in on all the canned goods.)

Over the past month I’ve mentioned a new science-oriented young adult project Rebecca and I are developing along with the Challenger Learning Centers.  Here is our more detailed announcement:

June Scobee Rodgers Presents

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A few days ago I delivered the final, thoroughly edited and revised, eighth-draft manuscript for the second “Terra Incognita” novel, THE MAP OF ALL THINGS.  704 pages, 177,000 words, with a summary of Book 1 and a complete glossary, as well as a marvelous new map drawn by Richard Ware.

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Taking a break from editing Hellhole chapters to do a quick summary of the things that kept me too busy to post blogs since I wrapped up The Winds of Dune tour in mid-August.

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THE WINDS OF DUNE is now on its second week on the New York Times Bestseller List, and the newly released paperback of PAUL OF DUNE also debuts on the NYT mass-market bestseller list.  WINDS is also on the Publisher’s Weekly bestseller list, and we just received word that it is #8 on the Australian SF/F list.

For those of you who couldn’t attend one of our book signings and still want to get an autographed copy, you may want to try contacting the stores on our tour; Brian and I sign additional stock before we leave, and the stores may be willing to do mail order for you.