New Non-fiction Titles - Ecosystems: Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are home to a wide variety of marine organisms, including plants, fish and reptiles. Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more. Published by Weigl Publishers in July, 2013.

You can learn more about Ecosystems: Coral Reefs, as well as my many other non-fiction titles, on my website.

New Non-fiction Titles - Ecosystems: Estuaries

An estuary is a body of water where fresh water from rivers mixes with the salt water of the ocean. An estuary may also be known as a bay, harbor, inlet, lagoon, or sound. Estuaries are home to a variety of plants and animals. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more. Published by Weigl Publishers in July, 2013.

You can learn more about Ecosystems: Estuaries, as well as my many other non-fiction titles, on my website.

Intricate Pulpits: Stunning Examples of Religious Art at Dark Roasted Blend

Check out Intricate Pulpits: Stunning Examples of Religious Art at Dark Roasted Blend. 

A pulpit is a speaker’s stand in a church from where the sermon is read during a religious service. Over the centuries, stunningly intricate pulpits have been created in wood, marble and stone and are often beautifully adorned with some of the finest examples of the world’s religious art. This article takes a look at some of the more interesting pulpits from around the globe. 

Dark Roasted Blend is among the finest locations online to find the weird, the wonderful and the fantastic, crammed with great articles, stunning photography, plus fabulous new content which appears daily.

New Non-fiction Titles - Ecosystems: Polar Regions

Polar region ecosystems are not as diverse as those in other parts of the world. However, they are home to many different types of animals, fish, birds, plants, and marine organisms. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more. Published by Weigl Publishers in July, 2013.

You can learn more about Ecosystems: Polar Regions, as well as my many other non-fiction titles, on my website.

Online Workshops for Children and Young Adults

Many children are interested in writing, but often need help to channel their ability and encourage them to move forward. Professional advice can encourage creativity, whatever form that may take. With my online workshops, we use email assignments to explore where ideas come from and how to turn them into stories, basic story structure, plot development, creating characters, developing dialogue and more, to help develop writing ability.

Contact me directly for further details on Online Workshops for Children and Young Adults.

New Non-fiction Titles - World Cultures: Zapotecs

Zapotecs is part of the World Cultures series. The Zapotecs are an indigenous people who live in Mexico. They mostly live in the state of Oaxaca in the south of the country, where they are the largest indigenous group. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more. Published by Weigl Publishers in July, 2013.

You can learn more about World Cultures: Zapotecs, as well as my many other non-fiction titles, on my website.

Writing for Children and Young Adults - Classes at Mount Royal University October/November/ December

Writing for Children and Young Adults. Evening classes at Mount Royal University in Calgary from October 30 to December 4, 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

Explore the process of writing books for children and young adults aged 8 to 12. Focus on structure, character development and research, and their importance in your stories. Examine how to turn a creative story idea into a marketable, finished manuscript.

Registration is available here at the Mount Royal University website.

Business Writing for Manuals, Plans and Reports

I have extensive experience in many different types of writing and offer a variety of services for large and small businesses, government, corporations and associations. 

Articles for Businesses or Associations	Business/Grant Proposals
Business Plans	Reports
Company Handbooks	Rules and Regulations
Company Histories	Scripts
Educational Materials	Speeches
Manuals	Technical Writing
Marketing Plans	Training Materials

I offer both hourly rates and flat fees for this kind of business writing, based on the requirements of the project. Please contact me directly for rates and fees for any of the above projects.

Autographed Copies in the Online Bookstore

In addition to being available in many bookstores and online locations, autographed and personally inscribed copies of The Alchemist's Portrait, The Sorcerer's Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic's Tomb, The Doomsday Mask and The Time Camera, are all always available in my online bookstore on my website. 

You may also contact me directly, to purchase autographed copies of all the novels or to order class sets for schools or multiple copies of individual titles.

Check out the online bookstore on my website.

Spectacular Cog Railways at Dark Roasted Blend

Check out Spectacular Cog Railways at Dark Roasted Blend. 

Cog railways, which are also known as rack railways or rack and pinion railways, have a rack rail with teeth, usually located in between the track’s running rails. Trains operating on cog railways have their own cogwheels that fit the rack rail, allowing them to travel up and down steep gradients. Consequently, most of the world’s rack railways are located in mountainous regions, but there are some which are used for trams and transit systems in urban areas where there are steep hills to deal with.

Dark Roasted Blend is among the finest locations online to find the weird, the wonderful and the fantastic, crammed with great articles, stunning photography, plus fabulous new content which appears daily.