If you want a long-term writing career, then it's a good idea to listen to people who have walked the path before you … and who are still adapting to the changes in publishing. So, I'm super excited to bring you this interview with Kevin J Anderson today! In the introduction, I mention our PulsePounders thriller bundle, available now and including books from Kevin, Jonathan Maberry and me 🙂 amongst other awesome thriller authors. Click here to check out the books. Also, make sure you check out the Indie Author Fringe this coming week, a free online conference from the Alliance of Independent Authors, looking at aspects of the indie author business. It includes a session with me and CJ Lyons on when's the right time to go full-time, plus exclusivity decisions, productivity tips, taking your books to the international market, contract clauses, tax questions and much more. Click here to check out the line-up and mark your calendar for 22 October, 2016. This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors. Kevin J Anderson is the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling author of over 140 books, selling 23 million copies in thirty languages. He has written numerous novels in the Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune universes, as well as his own sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, steampunk, and horror books. He runs WordFire Press with his wife and fellow author, Rebecca Moesta, has edited numerous anthologies, and has written comics, games and song lyrics. You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher or watch the video here, read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below. * On whether Kevin suffers from self-doubt. * Making a living as a writer, and the ‘popcorn theory' of writing success. * How to know when to stop putting effort into books that aren't selling. * Kevin's use of dictation for his writing. * How publishing has changed and Kevin's predictions for the future. * Story bundles; what they are, how they work, how they benefit both readers and the authors involved. You can find Kevin at www.wordfire.com and on twitter @thekja. You can find our PulsePounders thriller bundle here, for a limited time. Transcription of Interview with Kevin J. Anderson Joanna: Hello everyone. I'm Joanna Penn from thecreativepenn.com and today, I'm here with Kevin J. Anderson. Hello, Kevin. Kevin: Hello, Joanna and hello everybody. I'm sitting in my office in Colorado where I would normally be ...