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The Doomsday Mask, Atlantis and 2012

Some of the inspiration for the plot of The Doomsday Mask was inspired by scenarios for the end of the world and also whether global cataclysms have occurred before. With the movie 2012 playing in theatres, people have become familiar with the notion that the world will supposedly end around the time of the winter solstice in December 2012, just three years from now, at the conclusion of the Mayan Calendar.
This is of course one of the many theories as to how the world will one day be...

Writing in the Holiday Season - Part Two: Finding Time

December is a very busy time and this calls for good time management when it comes to your writing. If you normally try and write a certain number of pages or words a day at the other times of the year, the odd day might get stolen from you with family duties and other things but at Christmas it can seem like entire weeks are stolen from your creative time. You have shopping, cooking, planning, the kids are off school, you may have your own or you partner's office party to go to or even...

Writing in the Holiday Season: Part One - Ideas and Inspiration

During the holiday season, some people have a week, or even two, off work. While the Christmas and New Year period is invariably a very busy time, filled with family, friends, visiting, food and drink or even long distance travel in some cases, that doesn't mean you can't be working at your chosen craft during the festive season. Actual writing may not always be possible, especially if you have kids at home for a couple of weeks, have an endless amount of those family gatherings or you may...

The Doomsday Mask - Midwest Book Review, December 2009

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"The Doomsday Mask" is a thrilling page-gripper of a mystery that has 12- year- old Josh and almost-14-year-old Erica scrambling with their grandfather, an adopted Canadian survivor of WW II Germany, in a race for clues to construct and protect the Mask of Kulkaan to prevent it from being used for evil world domination purposes by the corrupt Crystalline Order.

In a race against time and history, the two sleuths adventure fearlessly with their grandfather in locations ranging from Niagara...

Creative Writing for Home Schoolers at Cardel Place, North Central Calgary - January to April, 2010

Join me for classes in creative writing, especially for home school children from the northern part of the city of Calgary and in the surrounding area, at Cardel Place, for community sports and recreation. The next set of classes take place every Thursday, from January 14 to April 1, 2010.
January 14 - February 18 Time Travel Tales – In these sessions, children create their own time travel stories, complete with a time machine, method or device. We will discuss their time travel methods, the...

Online Workshops for Children and Young Adults at simon-rose.com

Give your aspiring young authors the unique opportunity to work with a published author by employing an online writer in residence, right in your own home with my Online Workshops for Children and Young Adults. Many children are interested in writing, but often they need help to channel their ability in a particular direction and give them the encouragement they need to move forward. Having access to professional advice can encourage a child in their creativity, whatever form that may take.
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Book signing at Coles Books in Calgary Sunday December 13

[image error] Today I will be signing copies of The Doomsday Mask at Coles books in Market Mall at 3625 Shaganappi Trail NW. I will also be signing copies of The Heretic's Tomb, The Emerald Curse, The Clone Conspiracy, The Sorcerer's Letterbox and The Alchemist's Portrait. Hope to see you there.

Book signing at Chapters in Calgary Saturday December 12

Today I will be signing copies of The Doomsday Mask at Chapters at Chinook Centre at 6455 MacLeod Trail SW. I will also be signing copies of The Heretic's Tomb, The Emerald Curse, The Clone Conspiracy, The Sorcerer's Letterbox and The Alchemist's Portrait. Hope to see you there.

Courses for Writers with Chinook Learning Services in Calgary

[image error] The Calgary Board of Education provides adult and continuing education through Chinook Learning Services. In 2010, I am pleased to be offering the following courses.
Writing Children's Books - Thursdays, February 18 to March 25Examine the writing process from initial concept through to the finished manuscript, including how to turn ideas into stories, the creation of outlines, story structure, character development, the role of research and the importance of editing and revision, as well as...

Copywriting & Website Content for Business

In addition to my novels for young adults, I offer professional and cost effective writing services for small companies, large corporations, government, non-profit groups, travel and tourism organizations, chambers of commerce, business writers, community organizations, webmasters and more.

This service examines what works best when creating or upgrading websites and creates editorial content to get you noticed. We explore what's right for you and the most effective means to promote you...