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Kids on the Beat: Online Newsletter Camp with SAIT in Calgary, July 2010

Extra! Extra! Read all about this great new camp. Kids on the Beat is part of SAIT's summer program for children in Calgary. Campers will learn what makes a story newsworthy, practice the basics of reporting, and create their own online newsletter. I will kick start the creative process with an exciting workshop on the first day of each camp, July 5-9 and July 26-30, 2010. Further details and registration for Kids on the Beat is available here.

Translation, TV and Movie Rights Available

My first six novels for middle grade readers, The Alchemist's Portrait, The Sorcerer's Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic's Tomb and The Doomsday Mask have all proved popular with children and are available in Canada, the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and around the world. The books are currently available solely in English, but translation rights to other languages are still able to be obtained.

Rights are also available for movie, film and telev...

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Going on Holiday? There's an App for That.Whether you can tell that summer is upon us by looking out of your window or not, it is most definitely June, and summer should be here soon. Maybe.
If you are thinking about vacations or just the opportunity of getting away for day trips, you have probably also considered how you may work away from home.
For the sake of portability I have found the mobile phone to be even more useful and portable than a laptop. You probably have your phone with you at...

Naming My Characters - The Alchemist's Portrait

For my middle grade novels, I have a list of names for boys and girls that I like to use in books, plus some surnames and those from different historical periods that I've liked. I've even noted the names of products or companies that I've seen on billboards or on the sides of vehicles, thinking that I might be able to adapt them. In The Alchemist's Portrait, Matthew is the hero and his younger sister Sally accompanies him on some of his travels in time. At the museum where he first...

Unusual and Marvelous Maps Part 2 - The latest article at Dark Roasted Blend

Check out the latest article at Dark Roasted Blend, entitled Unusual and Marvelous Maps Part 2.
I've always loved maps and had great fun researching and writing the first unusual and marvelous maps, which you can see here. In Part Two, we take a look at some other cartographic curiosities from around the world, from the height of the Age of Discovery right up to the present day. Unusual and Marvelous Maps Part 2 is now published at Dark Roasted Blend, among the finest locations online to...

Coaching Program for Writers. Check it out @ simon-rose.com

Writing is by nature a solitary occupation and can be a lonely business, without the benefit of hordes of cheering fans on the sidelines. A professional writing coach is someone with whom you can consult, ask questions, send your work to and receive constructive feedback, a guide to help you with your writing as you try to build your career as a professional writer. A writing coach can help you conquer a stumbling block, help you to regain momentum and get back to your writing or make a...

Inspiration, Imagination and Invention on Blog Talk Radio - Monday, June 7

[image error] The Heretic's Tomb, my fifth novel, is set in England at the time of the Black Death in 1349. This show on Red River Radio, on Blog Talk Radio, examines the use of history as inspiration, featuring novels which have a major historical event as part of the story. On June 7, I will be talking with authors who have written books set in a particular time period, against the backdrop of a significant episode in history. Join me and my special guests Debbie Spring, author of The Righteous...

Kids on the Beat: Online Newsletter Camp with SAIT in Calgary, July 2010

Extra! Extra! Read all about this great new camp. Kids on the Beat is part of SAIT's summer program for children in Calgary. Campers will learn what makes a story newsworthy, practice the basics of reporting, and create their own online newsletter. I will kick start the creative process with an exciting workshop on the first day of each camp, July 5-9 and July 26-30, 2010. Further details and registration for Kids on the Beat is available here.

Children's Parties Need the Write Stuff

I am available for company children's Christmas parties, Halloween, summer and many other varieties of seasonal events with larger audiences. Employing inspiration, imagination and invention, children invent a one of a kind action packed story during a fast paced session where laughter is compulsory. Children will also learn about the writing process, where ideas come from and how authors turn them into stories.Personally inscribed and autographed books are available for prize draws and all...

Peculiar Postage - Unusual Stamps from Around the World, the latest article at Dark Roasted Blend

[image error] Check out the latest article at Dark Roasted Blend, entitled Peculiar Postage - Unusual Stamps from Around the World.
Stamp collecting and philately are very specialized areas and it is not the purpose of this article to conduct a definitive study of postage stamps, in terms of their rarity, financial value and so on. Rather, this is an examination of some of the more unusual and curious postage stamp designs from all over the globe. 
Peculiar Postage - Unusual Stamps from Around the World is...