Oct 26, 2022 Posted by Simon Rose

Learn How to Write Effective and Compelling Historical Fiction

Historical fiction combines the events of the past with characters and stories from the writer’s imagination. This course examines the art of writing 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.... read more

Oct 22, 2022 Posted by Simon Rose

Author Happenings

I’ll be working in person at some local events such as trade shows, markets, and community fairs in November and December, selling autographed copies of all the novels and promoting my services for writers and my programs for schools. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with people again after what we’ve all experienced over the last couple of years. There will be more details about... read more

Oct 18, 2022 Posted by Simon Rose

Learn How to Write Great Stories for Children and Young Adults

The Writing for Children and Young Adults course focuses on writing for children aged 8 to 14 years. However some of the material also covers older and younger age groups. Learn how to write effective, authentic, and appealing fiction for children and young adults and how to turn your ideas into compelling stories. The course explores the writing process from initial concept to finished work including... read more

Oct 13, 2022 Posted by Simon Rose

Cool Links

Cool Links All writers need to have ideas, but where do they get them from? It’s probably one of the questions writers are most frequently asked and this article takes a look at this fascinating topic. Here’s an interesting article about grammar rules and how it’s perhaps to break some of them every once in a while. “Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what... read more

Oct 9, 2022 Posted by Simon Rose

Muse News

Revenge of the Witchfinder, the third book in The Stone of the Seer series, is now published as an ebook and as a paperback. You can learn more about all the book here on the website, along with the historical background to the story and even read an excerpt. Much of the story in Revenge of the Witchfinder takes place in the present day, featuring weird dreams, disturbing visions, parallel lives, and... read more