I’m going to be one of the presenters at the CAPITOL CRIMES WRITERS’ CONFENCE on October 25th. It’s going to be held at the Rancho Cordova City Hall (near Sacramento). I will be teaching a class on creating conflict. I’m not in […]
I think my printer has gone HAL 9000 on me. It wakes up from its sleep state when I walk into my office and it turns itself on at night for no reason. I think it’s becoming sentient…but then again, it’s an […]
I’m going to be one of the authors appearing at the first SACRAMENTO BOOK FESTIVAL this month. I’ll be appearing on the Thrillers panel and will have two meet and greet signing sessions. The festival takes place on May 31st between 10am […]
I’m now on BlueSky. You can find me at @simonwoodwrites. If you BlueSky, let’s BlueSky together!
My website has had a makeover and is now live. It’s not in its final form but I’d appreciate it if people would check it out, kick the tires and make sure everything is working.
My online workshop on SHORT STORIES starts on April 3rd. This workshop grew out of a couple pieces I wrote for Writers’ Digest. Short stories seem like an easy thing to write but so many go off the rails because they don’t […]
The website is getting a major update so please bear with me while the changes are made. Thanks.
I’m this week’s guest on the Way-Word Writers Podcast. EPISODE 55: Writing Thrillers with Author Simon Wood. Listen/watch here.
My QUERY LETTERS, SYNOPSIS WRITING AND PITCHING workshop starts August 5th. The call for this workshop came at the suggestion of one of my previous workshop students. The workshop would explore the following: Crafting a query letter directed at agents and publishers […]