Guest Author, Simon Rose

I’m pleased today to feature Simon Rose, Canadian young readers author, who was born and raised in Derbyshire, England, and now resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As well as being an author, Simon is an advocate for literacy and the deaf child, helping to raise awareness in association with Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services in Calgary. He also offers a variety of services for writers as well copywriting for the business community and is…

The Authors Show

Yesterday I was interviewed by Don McCauley from The Authors Show, an online radio and TV network owned an operated by WNB NetworkWest.com With 65,000 people visiting the site every day, the network is yet one more example of a growing shift toward Internet-based information and product delivery, and a free, powerful marketing tool for authors and entrepreneurs. Don and I chatted via a taped conference call which will now be in production with technicians…

Recent Great Reviews for Five Rivers’ Books

Elephant’s Breath & London Smoke My copy came yesterday and I am still all over it. Henry W. OsierChairman, Costume-Con 28 How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days I stayed up all night and read your book. I tossed a book I have been working on for months and started from scratch — following your process and using all my previous research. I started writing this morning following the guidelines in your book…

In Celebration of National Aboriginal Awareness Day

Just confirmed yesterday an engagement at the Bruce County Museum, in combination with their celebration of National Aboriginal Awareness Day, which is a cultural awareness initiative started in 1996 by Governor General Romeo LeBlanc. The focus of National Aboriginal Awareness Day is to recognize the contributions of aboriginal peoples to Canada. Bruce County Museum’s celebration centres around the significant bands of the Ojibway of Saugeen, and Chippewa of Nawash, who will introduce guests to the…

Paul Lima at Chapters

Paul Lima, author of How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days, will be appearing at Chapters, 2225 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario on Saturday, June 20, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Paul will be talking about his book, to be followed by a question and answer period and a book signing. How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days is available from select bookstores, as well as online from Five Rivers, Chapters, Amazon and…