Books with author Simon Rose

These four writer's guides from Simon Rose offer invaluable tips and advice for both aspiring and established authors in all genres.The Children's Writer's Guide examines working as an author for children and young adults. Topics include getting started as a writer, dealing with writer’s block, where ideas come from and how writers turn them into stories, choosing names for characters, the importance of revision, writing science fiction and fantasy, the use of magic in stories for children, author visits to schools and libraries, and marketing and promotion.The Children's Writer's Guide 2 further explores working as an author for children and young adults. Topics include writing what you know, creating characters and dialogue, the importance of book covers, age levels and word counts, study guides, the value of blogging, networking and writers groups, and submitting your work to publishers. The Time Traveler's Guide is an excellent resource for those writing time travel or historical fiction stories for both children and adults. Topics include defining time travel and historical fiction, imagining time machines, methods and devices, historical eras and settings, creating characters and dialogue, plausibility, description, and plot, the importance of research, issues with time travel stories, time travel into the future, alternate history and parallel universes, and more. The Working Writer's Guide examines the professional life of those who have chosen to pursue writing as a career. Topics include book sales and royalties, teaching and workshops, coaching and editing, business and technical writing, websites and social media, public speaking and events, and more.What they're saying about The Writer's Guides"Writing for children is a marathon, not a sprint. Great quote from the book that is oh so true! The Children's Writer's Guide is written with every writer in mind. It won't matter if you are beginning your career or if you have some years under your belt.""The Children’s Writer’s Guide 2 offers some good advice that would enable any writer to improve their craft. It’s certainly worth looking at if you want to write books for children. Simon Rose is a very experienced writer, with a wealth of knowledge. The answers to your writing questions may just lie in this book. Check it out!""This little gem covers everything from how the character moves across time frames, to advice on researching and a whole lot more. It is certainly worth reading, even if time travel is not your thing. The Time Traveler's Guide is a great resource for any writer wanting to improve their craft.""In his book, The Working Writer's Guide, Simon takes the reader/writer through many possible means of making money and making a career out of writing ...A great resource for beginning and established writers."

While watching intense flashes of lightning during a violent storm, Ben experiences mysterious and disturbing visions of another world, one very different from his own. In the chain of events that follow, Ben encounters Charlie, a girl from a dark version of Earth, a planet doomed by the effects of environmental catastrophe, where the leaders will stop at nothing to complete their deadly mission.The Shadowzone Series of science fiction and fantasy novels involves the discovery of a grim dystopian version of Earth ruled by a totalitarian dictatorship, the threat of a deadly virus, and a race against time to save the lives of millions. What they're saying about the Shadowzone Series."Shadowzone is the first book in a series and I guarantee you will be racing towards the second. An excellent read!""Packed with non-stop action and cliff hangers, Rose does an excellent job at leaving the reader wanting more.""Into the Web is the second book in the Shadowzone series. Like the first it is action packed and will leave the reader wanting more.""Black Dawn is the third book in the ShadowZone series and it lives up to the previous two. Once again Simon Rose carries interesting characters through an action packed story. Readers will love this instalment as much as the two earlier books."

Navy SEALs specialize in operations on, in, or under water, but they work mostly on land. They are called SEALs because they operate by SEa, Air, and Land. Learn these facts and more in Navy SEALs, a U.S. Armed Forces book.This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.

The U.S. Army Rangers are an infantry unit that carries out most of its operations on land. Its motto is “Rangers Lead the Way.” Learn these facts and more in Army Rangers, a U.S. Armed Forces book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.

North Carolina is known for its natural beauty. The state is also famous for its supernatural activity. Be wary of empty roads, old buildings, and strange lights. You never know who--or what--you'll encounter. Get ready to read four terrifying tales about North Carolina's spookiest spots! This 24-page book features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The colorful design and spooky art will engage and terrify emergent readers.

The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. The diverse, original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first person or third person, and they have increased character dialogue, which allows students to develop character studies. They focus on realistic fiction and have settings that students can relate to, but each story has a unique twist that will keep students thinking. Derrick the dentist is picked to face the dangerous giant from destroying the village. The problem is that Derrick is not very strong. He can hardly hold up his heavy sword. How will he stop the giant?

An estuary is a place where water from a river mixes with water from an ocean. Estuary plants need to be able to survive in salty sea water. Learn more in Estuaries. Estuaries is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more!

The Marine Corps Special Operations forces carry out most of their operations on land, but they also use ships, helicopters, or other aircraft. All Marine Special Operations personnel have training in foreign languages. Learn these facts and more in Marine Corps Special Operations, a U.S. Armed Forces book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.