Jul 1, 2023 Posted by Simon Rose

What’s it all About? An excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide

“The Time Traveler’s Guide is a great resource for any writer wanting to improve their craft.”   Chapter One: What is time travel? Time travel is defined as taking place when there is movement between specific points in time. This is achieved in the same way that objects and living things move through space. In fiction, this kind of travel is made possible by the use of a time machine,... read more

Jun 27, 2023 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

Jun 27, 2023 Posted by Simon Rose

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If you’re wondering about the best way to write stories with great suspense and featuring a tight plot, check out this article from a leading children’s author. And here are some writing tips from authors that won the Nobel prize. “Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and... read more

Jun 17, 2023 Posted by Simon Rose

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If you’re writing for teenagers, this article has some advice and tips from a number of authors that are very experienced in the genre. And if you’re writing anything at all, make sure you’re using the right words, because as this article entitled 35 words you’re probably getting wrong points out, there are probably words that you’ve been using incorrectly for... read more

Jun 12, 2023 Posted by Simon Rose

Writing Workshops and Study Guides

Writing Workshops and Study Guides  My writing guide entitled Where Do Ideas Come From? examines how my novels The Alchemist’s Portrait, The Sorcerer’s Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic’s Tomb, The Doomsday Mask, The Time Camera, and The Sphere of Septimus can be used to create workshops and creative writing exercises for the classroom. These include writing time... read more