PUBLICATION DAY!

Today, November 20, 2011, is the official publication day for my new novel, Behind the Redwood Door. It’s a mystery set on the North Coast of California, in Redwood country, where I’ve lived for the past eight years.

Behind the Redwood Door is a riveting tale of family feud and marijuana trafficking, bookstores and bars, a newspaper war, small-town petty politics, dark festering secrets, love, laughs, and, of course, murder. It’ll keep you awake, turning pages.

For more information about Behind the Redwood Door, see http://www.danielpublishing.com/jmd/redwooddoor.html

So what am I doing to celebrate this birth? Plenty. I’ve already had one bookstore signing, last Friday night at Northtown Books in Arcata, California, and I have another signing set up for Saturday afternoon, December 3, at Blake’s Books in McKinleyville.

This week, I’ll be sending out email announcements of the book to friends, family, former students, and fellow writers.

And starting Friday, November 25, I’m going on tour! Well, not literally, but virtually. I’ll be part of the Murder We Write Blog Tour, visiting and holding forth on 14 blogs in 14 days. At the same time, I’ll be hosting 14 different authors, one a day, on my own blog. This has been a lot of fun for me to participate in. I’ve gotten to know my fellow “tourists” quite well from their forthcoming posts to my blogs, and in the process of posting my own thoughts to their blogs, I’ve come to know myself better too—and I’ve learned a lot more about what goes on Behind the Redwood Door.

So mark your calendar if you’re a blog-hopper. Here’s the line-up:

Guest authors featured on JOHN M. DANIEL's blog:

Nov. 25 – Pat Browning

Nov. 26 – Ron Benrey

Nov. 27 – Beth Anderson

Nov. 28 – Anne K. Albert 

Nov. 29 – Earl Staggs

Nov. 30 – Jinx Schwartz

Dec. 1 – Mike Orenduff

Dec. 2 – Marilyn Meredith

Dec. 3 – Jean Henry Mead

Dec. 4 – Jackie King

Dec. 5 – Timothy Hallinan

Dec. 6 – M.M. Gornell

Dec. 7 – Wendy Gager

Dec. 8 – Alice Duncan

Dec. 9 – Recap

JOHN M. DANIEL will be featured on these blogs on these dates:

Nov. 25 – Alice Duncan

Nov. 26 – Wendy Gager

Nov. 27 – M. M. Gornell

Nov. 28 – Timothy Hallinan

Nov. 29 – Jackie King

Nov. 30 – Jean Henry Mead

Dec. 1 – Marilyn Meredith

Dec. 2 – Mike Orenduff

Dec. 3 – Jinx Schwartz

Dec. 4 – Earl Staggs

Dec. 5 – Anne K. Albert

Dec. 6 – Beth Anderson

Dec. 7 – Ron Benrey

Dec. 8 – Pat Browning

By the way, during the Mystery We Write Blog Tour, I will be keeping track of the comments left for the guests on my blog. After the tour, I'll draw one name out of a hat, and that lucky person will be given a copy of my new book, Behind the Redwood Door, as well as a copy of my short story collection, Generous Helpings. But I'll need to contact the winner, so if you're interested, leave your email address at the end of your comment.

Meanwhile, I send my best wishes to you all for a Happy Thanksgiving!

John