tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2731596487131958972024-03-05T04:22:05.168-07:00Simon Rose - Author Writer Presenter www.simon-rose.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.comBlogger903125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-77834881303333593922014-10-13T20:29:00.004-06:002014-10-13T20:31:18.870-06:00This Blog Has Moved<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">As of October 2014, this blog will no longer be active and there will be no further posts. Please continue to follow all my future blog posts on my website at <a href="http://www.simon-rose.com/">www.simon-rose.com</a>. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-84197520281742325322014-10-09T10:00:00.000-06:002014-10-09T10:00:06.150-06:00School Visits, Presentations and Workshops<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I offer a variety of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/school-programs/presentations-and-workshops/">presentations</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/school-programs/author-in-residence/">author in residence</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> programs and conduct workshops for children at schools. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I offer a variety of presentations for grades three to eight, but can work with grades one and two as well. I cover such topics as where ideas come from, story structure, editing and revision, character development, time travel stories, history and research, plus many other aspects of writing and publishing. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will present to around one hundred students at a time, although we can also look at workshops with smaller groups or individual classes. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Each of my novels provide ideas for classroom projects and you may find some suggestions on the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/school-programs/study-guidesclassroom-resources/">Study Guides</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> page on my website. </span></span></span><br />
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Parliament. Members of Parliament are known as MPs and represent
areas known as ridings. Seats are allocated based on population in
different provinces and territories. Although the House of Commons is
called the lower house, it does not have less power than the Senate. The prime
minister, cabinet ministers, and the leaders of the opposition parties are all
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">You can learn more about <a href="http://simon-rose.com/the-house-of-commons/">The House of Commons</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">as well as my many other </span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/books/non-fiction-and-anthologies/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">non-fiction titles</a>, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">on my website.</span></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-51589990369949320682014-10-07T09:49:00.000-06:002014-10-07T09:49:00.098-06:00Writing Historical Fiction: Online Writing Course - October 20 to November 30, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">This course examines the art of writing of historical fiction and the need to fully immerse yourself in a particular time period to make your storytelling more believable. Learn how to write effective, authentic and appealing historical fiction and how to turn your ideas into compelling stories. Understand what defines historical fiction and different historical time periods, create believable settings and plausible characters and learn how research plays a crucial role in the creation of your novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-11769784900016932422014-10-05T13:00:00.000-06:002014-10-05T13:00:00.842-06:00New Nonfiction Titles: First Settlers - 1492-1607<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tordesillas solved disputes between Spain and Portugal over the new lands. However,
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next 100 years, Europeans explored North America and attempted to establish
colonies. The Europeans came into conflict with American Indians as well as
with each other during the sixteenth century. The first permanent settlements
were eventually established around 1600, after which European colonization of
North America increased rapidly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">You can learn more about </span></span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/first-settlers-1492-1607/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First Settlers - 1492-1607</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">as well as my many other </span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/books/non-fiction-and-anthologies/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">non-fiction titles</a>, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">on my website.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-69385720681550145362014-10-04T15:57:00.000-06:002014-10-04T15:57:00.478-06:00Forming Fictional Characters - University of Calgary, Tuesday, October 28<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each year, the Continuing Education department at the University of Calgary serves over 20,000 lifelong learners and offers thousands of courses taught by more than 1,000 instructors – all experts in their fields.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span><a href="http://conted.ucalgary.ca/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do;jsessionid=14FF686A0968C653EEC269D588F7E282?method=load&courseId=13770160">Forming Fictional Characters - Tuesday, October 28, 6 pm to 9 pm </a></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkFQN0hvyIZ03vKpNwgvEfVOj_3tfXrSKSdYE4V9MCQEsd0ciiCtRdaK66U2Jxtg6qKAasAnDSD_MK4znWGfzNuZWxflMxUCwI-his7qwCzsXMBigGmc4oaOPQC8ZAuOs_SZ22IaMZSMb/s1600/u-of-c-logo-jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkFQN0hvyIZ03vKpNwgvEfVOj_3tfXrSKSdYE4V9MCQEsd0ciiCtRdaK66U2Jxtg6qKAasAnDSD_MK4znWGfzNuZWxflMxUCwI-his7qwCzsXMBigGmc4oaOPQC8ZAuOs_SZ22IaMZSMb/s200/u-of-c-logo-jpg.jpg" height="200" width="165" /></a><span style="color: #26241f; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #26241f; font-family: Arial;">Without people there is no plot and characters are at the heart of any story. In this workshop, we explore where writers get ideas for the people in their stories, the many methods of creating strong characters and how to use descriptive language to build them. Students invent their own unique characters and also learn how to write effective and engaging dialogue for their creations so that their characters truly come alive for the reader.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-66150717146679332922014-10-03T16:00:00.000-06:002014-10-03T16:00:02.352-06:00Meet Your Local Authors Book Fair in NW Calgary - Saturday, October 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ApyuUYWE5c/U-XXiXBRypI/AAAAAAAAC_w/X21CtDEt9u0/s1600/1.rev.Septimus_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ApyuUYWE5c/U-XXiXBRypI/AAAAAAAAC_w/X21CtDEt9u0/s1600/1.rev.Septimus_cov.jpg" height="320" width="228" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join me this weekend at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Meet-Your-Local-Authors/1445471315712116">Meet Your Local Authors Book Fair</a> in October. The event takes place at Parkdale Community Centre in NW Calgary this Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. More than 30 authors will be in attendance to meet their readers, autograph books and answer questions about their work in a showcase of local talent. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Genres include children's books, YA, teens, adult fiction and nonfiction, biographies, history, self-help, and many more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parkdale Community Centre is located at 3512 5 Avenue NW. Hope to see you there on Saturday.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-75414348378049408352014-10-03T09:21:00.001-06:002014-10-03T09:21:34.877-06:00Check Out The Latest Interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGGtCY3_FH0zl2UVScUsca2LwL5Iz6ybV9-ovQapqunurxKYV5Ol_CcQOjh6fUy7i3_b2Hyero9GhuVp2bEqIjGkqTmWZALFvGq95QAat8PzmEyNf4M2n8tF-LH4vCLm9Ez3WXtgEELyN/s1600/Snapshot+2012-06-20+22-15-13.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGGtCY3_FH0zl2UVScUsca2LwL5Iz6ybV9-ovQapqunurxKYV5Ol_CcQOjh6fUy7i3_b2Hyero9GhuVp2bEqIjGkqTmWZALFvGq95QAat8PzmEyNf4M2n8tF-LH4vCLm9Ez3WXtgEELyN/s1600/Snapshot+2012-06-20+22-15-13.tiff" height="190" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the<a href="http://michaelthroughtime.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/catching-up-with-simon-rose/"> latest interview</a> with </span><span style="color: #292f33; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 0.8;"><a class="js-nav js-initial-focus" data-send-impression-cookie="true" href="https://twitter.com/jpantalleresco" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 0.8; text-decoration: none;">Joshua Pantalleresco</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in which I discuss recent and upcoming projects, writing courses, history, publishing, marketing and more. Here's a short excerpt.</span><br />
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that when something really catches on everyone is writing in that genre and
sending these types of books to publishers. They have stacks of these things
now. It’s perhaps better to work on something that hasn’t been done lately, or
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me a story to read that featured a school for magic. Naturally, I pointed out
the similarities to Harry Potter. They acknowledged the connection and
influence but then pointed out how different their story was, which, to be
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before like that. You can’t have Hogwarts show up in another novel altogether
with a different name. You can’t have vampires that are direct copies of
Twilight in your story. You have to take the time to come up with something
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-85422241579755716862014-10-02T16:30:00.000-06:002014-10-02T16:30:00.371-06:00New Nonfiction Titles: Oriental Pearl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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communications tower in Shanghai, China, completed in 1994. It was the tallest
structure in China until 2007 and remains one of the tallest TV towers in the
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the Virtual Field Trip series. </span><span style="color: #262626;">Published by Weigl Publishers,
August 2014. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-59829748139028581722014-10-02T10:00:00.000-06:002014-10-02T10:00:02.762-06:00Author in Residence<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-82762578076660675642014-10-01T09:49:00.000-06:002014-10-01T09:49:00.271-06:00Writing Historical Fiction: Online Writing Course - October 20 to November 30, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #262626;">Find out more about this impressive structure in <a href="http://simon-rose.com/one-world-trade-center/">One World Trade Center</a>,
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-73482209397993474872014-09-29T11:30:00.000-06:002014-09-29T11:30:01.089-06:00The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One - First Contact <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interested in writing science fiction? Check out <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1896944396/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dpd_BIDZtb0TF557ZCFT"><i>The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One - First Contact</i></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, one of the most </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">comprehensive writer's guide to creating science fiction. My own chapter in the anthology is entitled <i>Science Fiction for Younger Readers Aged Eight to Twelve</i>, but there's something in this book for everyone. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> leads the writer from the pitfalls and clichés of a first story to selling and promoting a novel, and the writing life beyond. Topics range from the history of SF to alien creation, world building, space travel, and future medicine a perfect reference and writing guide for someone wishing to write science fiction. In addition to my own contribution to the anthology, chapters are written by other established professionals as well as up-and-coming talents, including Jeanne Allen, Bud Sparhawk, Piers Anthony, Michele Acker, Milena Benini, Bob Nailor, Orson Scott Card, Michael McRae, Ian Irvine, Tina Morgan, Will McCarthy, Darin Park, Kim Richards, and Carol Hightshoe.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-84860083390912505932014-09-28T11:30:00.000-06:002014-09-28T11:30:01.573-06:00Coaching and Workshops for Writers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qQpcqoV393gk6g8ro5weWC9IDSdKgPpkiEXI6uQ3-Or5q0K4mBpbR2tCy9hkFVtBhyphenhyphenPtm-DcumK-wghXwp-7vjZELPF5CEWuEoDtq-9k07bP1KxM7v5M7Q01j14bHm-sPeFh_M9-Pfid/s1600/simon-rose-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qQpcqoV393gk6g8ro5weWC9IDSdKgPpkiEXI6uQ3-Or5q0K4mBpbR2tCy9hkFVtBhyphenhyphenPtm-DcumK-wghXwp-7vjZELPF5CEWuEoDtq-9k07bP1KxM7v5M7Q01j14bHm-sPeFh_M9-Pfid/s1600/simon-rose-5.jpg" height="200" width="151" /></a><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">I offer workshops and presentations for both adults and children for community associations,home schooled students and summer camps, as well as services for writers including </span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/workshops/coaching/" style="font-family: Arial;">coaching</a><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">, </span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/workshops/manuscripts/" style="font-family: Arial;">manuscript editing and evaluation</a><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">, plus online workshops for </span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/workshops/online-workshops-for-children-and-young-adults/" style="font-family: Arial;">children</a><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;"> and for </span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/workshops/online-workshops-for-adults/" style="font-family: Arial;">adults</a><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">.</span><b style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;"> </b><br />
<span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">I conduct <a href="http://simon-rose.com/workshops/childrens-workshops/">creative writing workshops</a> with community associations and have run workshops and made presentations as part of summer camp programs in Calgary and the surrounding area. </span><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">I also work as an instructor at the <a href="http://conted.ucalgary.ca/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=2887429">University of Calgary</a> and at <a href="http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/ContinuingEducation/arts/crewrite/index.htm">Mount Royal University</a>, conducting one day classes and evening sessions for adults who are interested in writing for children and young adults. </span><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">I’ve also conducted similar workshops for adults for community associations, professional writer’s groups, public libraries and am available as a speaker for keynote addresses, conferences and other events.</span><br />
<span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">Contact me directly for further details about </span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/workshops/" style="font-family: Arial;">coaching and workshops</a><span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-58381992729756503402014-09-27T11:00:00.000-06:002014-09-27T11:00:01.155-06:00Writing for Children and Young Adults - Classes at Mount Royal University in November/December<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V3OHtXfJc_ifbwJaqtbQn0ti8cnVxZbZMH3UUwEmwbytxjwSa7hUyHm5exCOsYbP3SSXBEEDM-i4NA2BEjMFQFOeeAGPkvWlLH27cDelcB_yuJk32lgfTnRtougXCm1iGEyESv36Zbvj/s1600/images-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V3OHtXfJc_ifbwJaqtbQn0ti8cnVxZbZMH3UUwEmwbytxjwSa7hUyHm5exCOsYbP3SSXBEEDM-i4NA2BEjMFQFOeeAGPkvWlLH27cDelcB_yuJk32lgfTnRtougXCm1iGEyESv36Zbvj/s200/images-1.jpeg" height="141" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/ContinuingEducation/arts/crewrite/index.htm" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Writing for Children and Young Adults</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">. Evening classes at Mount Royal University in Calgary from November 12 to December 3, 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm. </span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">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.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Registration is available </span><a href="http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/ContinuingEducation/arts/crewrite/index.htm" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> at the Mount Royal University website.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-89270911854013376252014-09-26T09:30:00.000-06:002014-09-26T09:30:01.428-06:00New Nonfiction Titles: Drones<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-48972095036380502672014-09-26T04:30:00.000-06:002014-09-26T04:30:01.519-06:00Meet Your Local Authors Book Fair in NW Calgary - Saturday, October 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ApyuUYWE5c/U-XXiXBRypI/AAAAAAAAC_w/X21CtDEt9u0/s1600/1.rev.Septimus_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ApyuUYWE5c/U-XXiXBRypI/AAAAAAAAC_w/X21CtDEt9u0/s1600/1.rev.Septimus_cov.jpg" height="320" width="228" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join me at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Meet-Your-Local-Authors/1445471315712116">Meet Your Local Authors Book Fair</a> in October. The event takes place at Parkdale Community Centre in NW Calgary on Saturday, October 4 from 10 am to 4 pm. More than 30 authors will be in attendance to meet their readers, autograph books and answer questions about their work in a showcase of local talent. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Genres include children's books, YA, teens, adult fiction and nonfiction, biographies, history, self-help, and many more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parkdale Community Centre is located at 3512 5 Avenue NW. Hope to see you there on October 4.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-35961343065811983412014-09-25T11:00:00.000-06:002014-09-25T11:00:00.624-06:00School Visits, Presentations and Workshops<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I offer a variety of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/school-programs/presentations-and-workshops/">presentations</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/school-programs/author-in-residence/">author in residence</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> programs and conduct workshops for children at schools. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I offer a variety of presentations for grades three to eight, but can work with grades one and two as well. I cover such topics as where ideas come from, story structure, editing and revision, character development, time travel stories, history and research, plus many other aspects of writing and publishing. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will present to around one hundred students at a time, although we can also look at workshops with smaller groups or individual classes. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Each of my novels provide ideas for classroom projects and you may find some suggestions on the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/school-programs/study-guidesclassroom-resources/">Study Guides</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> page on my website. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #323029; font-family: Arial;">This course examines the art of writing of historical fiction and the need to fully immerse yourself in a particular time period to make your storytelling more believable. Learn how to write effective, authentic and appealing historical fiction and how to turn your ideas into compelling stories. Understand what defines historical fiction and different historical time periods, create believable settings and plausible characters and learn how research plays a crucial role in the creation of your novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-6350528694292974752014-09-23T13:55:00.000-06:002014-09-23T13:55:00.356-06:00Flashback - Coming Soon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #323029;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/books/flashback/">Flashback</a>, my ninth novel, will be published by </span><span style="color: #323029;"><a href="http://tychebooks.com/books/flashback/">Tyche Books</a> </span><span style="color: #323029;"> in early 2015. Here's a brief synopsis.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #323029;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots of kids have an imaginary friend. Max certainly did. His friend was a little boy who liked all the things Max did, enjoyed the same games, and who even looked a little like him. Then one day, Max’s friend said something that scared him. Max never saw his friend again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #323029;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Several years later, Max’s imaginary childhood friend returns – older, wiser, and disturbingly real. Max learns that his friend is actually the ghost of David Dexter, who lost his life when he stumbled upon a deadly conspiracy involving secret mind-control experiments, rogue scientists, government cover-ups, and murder. David tells Max of events concealed for over twenty years, events that someone will go to deadly lengths to keep that way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #323029;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max must journey into his friend’s past, actually reliving the final weeks of David’s life. Max faces danger at every turn, not knowing how his actions will affect what he knows as reality. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tychebooks.com/">Tyche Books</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is a Canadian small-press specializing in science-fiction and fantasy anthologies, novels, and non-fiction, all available as ebooks and trade paperbacks. They crave innovative stories that push the boundaries of our imaginations. Tyche want to discover new voices and propel established authors further along their journey. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">Based out of Alberta, Canada, Tyche is the new home of BOLD Science Fiction, Fantasy and related Non-Fiction.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-5827546522810403522014-09-22T09:00:00.000-06:002014-09-22T09:00:02.610-06:00New Nonfiction Titles: Nelson Mandela<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-43885873467455373212014-09-21T15:37:00.000-06:002014-09-21T15:37:00.795-06:00Writing Classes in North Calgary - November and December<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ApyuUYWE5c/U-XXiXBRypI/AAAAAAAAC_w/X21CtDEt9u0/s1600/1.rev.Septimus_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ApyuUYWE5c/U-XXiXBRypI/AAAAAAAAC_w/X21CtDEt9u0/s1600/1.rev.Septimus_cov.jpg" height="320" width="228" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Fabulous Fantasy Realms - Classes with</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span></span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.northernhills.ab.ca/children-and-youth/">Northern Hills Community Association</a></b></span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-spacing: 2px; color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>at Cardel Place - </b></span></span></b></span></span><span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>November 15 to December 20, </b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;"><b>10.00 am to 11.30 am </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;">These classes examine the elements of fantasy and
the many creatures and characters that inhabit the fantasy realm. Participants create their own fantasy kingdom, complete with its system of government, myths
and legends, magical objects, currency, flags and banners, culture, different
races, and maps with natural features such as mountain ranges, rivers, lakes,
deserts, oceans and more. They will also invent your own unique imaginary
creature, along with its powers, enemies, diet, and habitat.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-29307095064230034152014-09-20T15:57:00.000-06:002014-09-20T15:57:00.139-06:00Forming Fictional Characters - University of Calgary, Tuesday, October 28<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each year, the Continuing Education department at the University of Calgary serves over 20,000 lifelong learners and offers thousands of courses taught by more than 1,000 instructors – all experts in their fields.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkFQN0hvyIZ03vKpNwgvEfVOj_3tfXrSKSdYE4V9MCQEsd0ciiCtRdaK66U2Jxtg6qKAasAnDSD_MK4znWGfzNuZWxflMxUCwI-his7qwCzsXMBigGmc4oaOPQC8ZAuOs_SZ22IaMZSMb/s1600/u-of-c-logo-jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkFQN0hvyIZ03vKpNwgvEfVOj_3tfXrSKSdYE4V9MCQEsd0ciiCtRdaK66U2Jxtg6qKAasAnDSD_MK4znWGfzNuZWxflMxUCwI-his7qwCzsXMBigGmc4oaOPQC8ZAuOs_SZ22IaMZSMb/s200/u-of-c-logo-jpg.jpg" height="200" width="165" /></a><span style="color: #26241f; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #26241f; font-family: Arial;">Without people there is no plot and characters are at the heart of any story. In this workshop, we explore where writers get ideas for the people in their stories, the many methods of creating strong characters and how to use descriptive language to build them. Students invent their own unique characters and also learn how to write effective and engaging dialogue for their creations so that their characters truly come alive for the reader.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-45452291010831164532014-09-20T10:30:00.000-06:002014-09-20T10:30:01.776-06:00Virtual Author Visits for Schools<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDUQRlh-V_aGqITUOD2fHkkUkSf9WwEleUp3bIRpullxUDWdt2C3yazsQqt7Ym3yzwZahZN76KZDFmyBC27d_J0M9eAYU4AtbnI7nnkZU0HPC5jX33e8MZnPlEEYPVRGtqw8e7lE3J1nd/s1600/Gabriola021_21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDUQRlh-V_aGqITUOD2fHkkUkSf9WwEleUp3bIRpullxUDWdt2C3yazsQqt7Ym3yzwZahZN76KZDFmyBC27d_J0M9eAYU4AtbnI7nnkZU0HPC5jX33e8MZnPlEEYPVRGtqw8e7lE3J1nd/s1600/Gabriola021_21.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Children are almost always inspired when they meet a real life author or illustrator, but it may not always possible to have an author visit your school. However, why not put technology to work for you? Now you can arrange a <a href="http://simon-rose.com/school-programs/virtual-author-visits/">virtual author visit </a>via video using </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Skype</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. These can be conducted with large groups in a library or gym or with individual classes. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You can get an idea of what a virtual visit looks like by viewing the videos on my </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/bio/videos/">website</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or on </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGKOpG4z64U&feature=player_embedded"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">YouTube</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, in which I talk about my books, my workshops for adults and schools, plus my various services for writers.</span></span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00335891198527972962noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273159648713195897.post-72447229528552179392014-09-19T22:00:00.000-06:002014-09-19T22:00:03.778-06:00New Nonfiction Titles: Ticks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxKgyZlliVl2fZrdPKj9Jqm6-71itoqGMX3F7fDMAsI2wi53NymcDsrW2UR9722hPBSdsoTaQxte-xE1JHK6kwsgwvCbTpwNKO8lOFFlJZ93r6LXn4lewt4hqq2zHVuLkd4_imzWWXCEb/s1600/BTB-Ticks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxKgyZlliVl2fZrdPKj9Jqm6-71itoqGMX3F7fDMAsI2wi53NymcDsrW2UR9722hPBSdsoTaQxte-xE1JHK6kwsgwvCbTpwNKO8lOFFlJZ93r6LXn4lewt4hqq2zHVuLkd4_imzWWXCEb/s1600/BTB-Ticks.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Ticks are very small creatures that are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than they are
to insects. </span>Ticks are found in countries all over the world and there are many
different types. Ticks are parasites that live by feeding on the blood of other
creatures. Although they are seen as pests, ticks are still important. Birds and
insects eat ticks making them an important part of the food
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://simon-rose.com/ticks/">Ticks</a> is part of the Bugs That Bite series, published by Weigl Publishers, August 2014.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">You can learn more about <a href="http://simon-rose.com/ticks/">Ticks</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">as well as my many other </span><a href="http://simon-rose.com/books/non-fiction-and-anthologies/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">non-fiction titles</a>, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">on my website.</span></span></span></div>
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