Nov 23, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Fourteen

Writers Write If you’re prepared to go to the expense of having a professional create your website, why would you do anything less for the content of your online pages? You use professionals to service your vehicle, repair your household appliances, and know for sure that if your computer breaks down, there are people out there that are experts at this kind of thing and know what they’re... read more

Nov 19, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Writing & Publishing for Children & Teens – Class with Chinook Learning Services

In this half-day class, participants learn how to write a novel for children and teens. Discover where writers get their ideas and how they turn them into stories. Learn about the basics of story structure, creation of characters, importance of editing and revision, and approaching publishers. All participants will also have the opportunity to have a 1000-word piece of work assessed by the instructor. The... read more

Nov 18, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Thirteen

Web Copy – A Job for Professionals Can’t most people with a high school education manage to throw something together for a website? After all, there’s not much writing on a web page and the main point is just to have a website and be reasonably visible online, right? Sometimes, people do look at things in this way when having a website developed for the first time. Getting the thing up... read more

Nov 16, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Copywriting for Social Media, Websites, and Business – Part Twelve

Attracting Attention The headlines are a crucial component of your web pages, so don’t neglect them if you seriously want to increase your traffic. If the headlines fail to do their job, no one’s going to take the time to read the copy underneath them, no matter how well it is written or how wonderful your company or your products and services may be. Take time to think about those headlines.... read more

Nov 14, 2015 Posted by Simon Rose

Book Signing at Chapters Crowfoot, November 14

This Saturday, I’ll be at Chapters Crowfoot in Calgary from 11 am to 5 pm. I’ll be signing copies of The Alchemist’s Portrait, The Sorcerer’s Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic’s Tomb, The Doomsday Mask, The Time Camera, The Sphere of Septimus, and Flashback. Chapters is located at 66 Crowfoot Terrace NW in Calgary. Hope to see you... read more