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    Where Do Ideas Come From?
    Where Do Ideas Come From?
    Where Do Ideas Come From?
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    Where Do Ideas Come From?

    By Simon Rose

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    Where Do Ideas Come From? examines how 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.

    These include writing time travel stories, creating superheroes and comic books, inventing imaginary worlds and fantasy kingdoms, exploring fascinating historical eras, imagining future technological developments, and examining ancient mysteries and civilizations.

    Where Do Ideas Come From? provides suggestions and recommendations for teachers developing classroom projects based on the books but might also serve as inspiration for aspiring writers of all ages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon Rose
    Release dateJun 1, 2016
    ISBN9781311504470
    Where Do Ideas Come From?
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    Simon Rose

    Simon Rose is the author 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, Flashback, Future Imperfect, Twisted Fate, Parallel Destiny, the Shadowzone series, and the Stone of the Seer series. He is also the author of The Children's Writer's Guide, The Time Traveler's Guide, The Working Writer's Guide, The Social Media Writer's Guide, a contributor to The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction and has written many non-fiction books with Crabtree Publishing, Beech Street Books, Weigl Publishers, and Capstone.Simon offers a number of services for writers, including editing, coaching, mentoring, consulting, manuscript evaluation, and writing workshops. He has provided substantive and copy editing services for many other writers over the years. This has been for novels, short stories, fiction, nonfiction, biographies, inspirational books, and many other genres. He also offers copywriting services for business, including website and social media content. Full details can be found on his website at simon-rose.com. He is the founder of Children’s Authors and Illustrators on Facebook, served as the Writer-in Residence with the Canadian Authors Association, is a member of the Calgary Association of Freelance Editors, and served as the Assistant Regional Advisor for SCBWI Western Canada.Simon offers a wide variety of presentations, workshops, and author in residence programs for schools, along with virtual author visits. He is an instructor for adults with the University of Calgary and offers a variety of workshops and writing courses for both children and adults.You may also follow him on Twitter or Instagram, connect on Facebook, or visit his channel on YouTube.

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      Where Do Ideas Come From? - Simon Rose

      Where Do Ideas

      Come From?

      Spectacular story starters, study guides and classroom resources

      By

      Simon Rose

      Where Do Ideas Come From?

      Copyright © 2016 by Simon Rose

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher, except for the use of brief quotations for the purpose of a book review. For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, please contact Simon Rose at sorcerersletterbox@gmail.com 

      Published by Sorcerer's Letterbox Publishing

      Calgary, Alberta

      www.simon-rose.com

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Introduction

      Chapter One The Alchemist’s Portrait

      Character creation

      Historical eras

      Time travel tales

      Doorways and portals

      Museum mysteries

      The art of inspiration

      Chapter Two The Sorcerer’s Letterbox

      The Wars of the Roses

      The Tower of London

      Medieval detectives

      Life in the Middle Ages

      The world of words

      Incredible journeys

      Chapter Three The Clone Conspiracy

      Clone for a day

      Medical marvels

      Future technology

      Making mammoths

      Chapter Four The Emerald Curse

      Create your own superhero

      The origin

      Headline news

      Comic books

      Board games

      Chapter Five The Heretic’s Tomb

      The Black Death

      Ancient artifacts

      Uncovering the past

      The Middle Ages

      The medieval church

      Girl power

      The history of books

      Chapter Six The Doomsday Mask

      The end of World War II

      The legend of Atlantis

      The Pleistocene Extinction

      Ancient cities of the Americas

      Chapter Seven The Time Camera

      The History of Photography

      What if?

      Changing the past

      Every picture tells a story

      Chapter Eight The Sphere of Septimus

      Marvelous maps

      Flags and banners

      Government, people, and economy

      Amazing artifacts and magical objects

      Fantasy creatures

      Culture, myths, and legends

      Tourism guide 

      Conclusion

      About the Author

      Books by Simon Rose

      Introduction

      Many of my novels can be used as the basis for workshops and projects in the classroom. The Alchemist’s Portrait, The Sorcerer’s Letterbox, and The Heretic’s Tomb are all time travel stories and can be used as the basis for workshops in which students create time machines and stories set in a different

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