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.

Coaching for Writers

My coaching program is designed to help you progress as a writer. You decide what you want to work on during a personalized, one on one relationship. For example, I can be your coach for just one month or we can establish a month-to-month arrangement, depending on your schedule and expectations. 

Just a few examples of topics we can cover during the coaching period are point of view, creating characters, developing dialogue, story structure, editing and revision, marketing and promotion and submissions to publishers. However, I am very flexible and happy to discuss your own unique requirements and areas where you feel that you may need the most help. 

In addition to coaching, on my website you can learn more about my other services for writers, such as online workshops for adults, manuscript evaluation and online workshops for children and young adults.

Business Writing Services

The way in which you communicate with your customers is a vital component  of your business and well written content can be the difference between success and failure.

I have extensive experience in composing content for a wide range of industries and market segments and offer a variety of writing services.

• Brochures 
• Direct Mail
• Sales Letters
• Newsletters
• Press Releases
• Newspaper and Magazine Advertising 

I offer both hourly rates and flat fees for business writing, based on the requirements of the project. Please contact me for details.

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.

Vintage Arcade Machines Showcase at Dark Roasted Blend

Check out Vintage Arcade Machines Showcase at Dark Roasted Blend.

Well before the advent of the modern video game, and even before Space Invaders, Pacman and Pong, arcade games existed for us to entertain ourselves and to spend our money on. These included driving games, sports games featuring baseball, basketball or bowling, fortune telling or horoscope machines, shooting games in a variety of formats, machines showing short films or slideshows, diggers and claw machines, which we still see today, and of course pinball. This article features a small selection of the many arcade games that existed in years gone by. 

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.

Writing Services for Website Content

A good first impression is still very important and your website is often the first place people will encounter your company and it’s products and services.

Your on line copy reflects your professionalism or lack of it. You need to take pride in what you have on the web. If it appears you don’t really care what your site looks like, the customer will assume your products may be similarly slipshod. 

I offer both hourly rates and flat fees for website content writing, based on the requirements of the project. Please contact me directly for rates and fees for copywriting for website content.

Hear Here - Listen to Author Readings at simon-rose.com

People are always interested in hearing an author read from their own work. Children in particular, especially those who have read and enjoyed the novels, are usually captivated when an author reads from their own book during a personal appearance at a school, library, literary festival or other event.

Here on my website, you can listen to interviews and readings from The Alchemist's Portrait, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse and The Heretic's Tomb, recorded on Calgary's CKUA radio network, plus a reading from The Sorcerer's Letterbox, recorded during my appearance at the Winnipeg International Writers Festival.

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.

Writing Tips: Advice from the Experts

Are you struggling to write that novel? Do you need inspiration to get started on your soon to be award-winning masterpiece? How about some advice from the experts? 

Check out Writing Tips: 31 Most Invaluable Pieces Of Writing Advice From Famous Authors. Banish writer's block and get inspired by these amazing tips from famous authors. No more excuses, pick up that pen, or get on the keyboard, and start writing. 

You can also check out Tips for Writers Part One - Getting Started, the first of a series of ten articles for aspiring authors and established authors, right here on my blog.

Writing Services for Social Media

To ensure that you stay in the public eye, in addition to promoting your own website, you
need to pay attention to social media on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and many others. Since you need to focus on the business, why not hire an expert to take care of your social media accounts?

I offer both hourly rates and flat fees for writing for blogs and social media, based on the requirements of the project. Please contact me directly for rates and fees for copywriting for blogs and social media.

Intricate Ship Sterns: Art on the Ocean at Dark Roasted Blend

Check out Intricate Ship Sterns: Art on the Ocean at Dark Roasted Blend.

As a companion piece to Ship Figureheads: Symbols of the Sea, this article takes an in depth look at the decorative art at the other end of the ship as well. The stern is the rear of a ship or boat, being positioned opposite the front or bow, where the figurehead would normally be located. More elaborate than Barocco palace facades, these monumental sterns were built to impress

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.