GENERAL NEWS—NEW BOOK! updated October 25th

The Alchemist's Dream, Governor General's Award Finalist for Teens now on Kindle and Smashwords. History, mystery, adventure, alchemy and dead explorers. How can it fail?
Ghost Mountains and Vanished Oceans: North America from Birth to Middle Age has rocketed to #13 on Amazon's Kindle bestseller list of Geology books (only one behind Geology for Dummies!). Let's make it #1. Check it out on Amazon (US, UK, Germany and France) and Smashwords (all other formats [Nook, iPad, etc.]). As always there is a free sample.
Just back from the Vancouver International Writers' Festival. Two panel presentations to a total of 300+ grade 4 to 12 kids. Much fun, many books sold and signed and a good time hanging out with fellow writers.
Ghost Moon, the sequel to Written in Blood is now available. Here's what Kirkus Reviews says: "Action fans will thrill to the gunplay and other dangers. James' conflicting feelings about his archetypically dangerous friend-and also a telling conversation with an old Mexican survivor of the Alamo about the difference between legend and reality-introduce thought provoking elements. A tale of the Old West with a sturdy historical base and nary a dull moment."Check out the Ghost Moon cover, too, it's one of my photographs. And if you live in Winnipeg, there will be a launch, reading and signing at McNally Robinson at 7 p.m. on November 3rd.
It is now possible to get a personalized inscription and signature for a Kindle book. If you have one of my titles, or are thinking of buying one, check it out here. Isn't technology cool?
The fall tour to Winnipeg (Nov. 2 to 5) and southern Ontario (Nov. 5 to 15), is now full. If you missed me, I'll be back in May 2012. For more details on my books and presentations, visit my website.
Where Soldiers Lie is selling well. Why not pick up a sample for free or the entire book for only 99c on Smashwords or Amazon.com. Of course, the danger is you'll become addicted and have to pick up all my other titles, but what's life without a little danger.
Don't forget to visit my website, and check out the BlogTalkRadio interview on success (whatever that is), authors in schools and the changing face of publishing and eBooks.
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