Martin Scorsese caused a little storm when he listed his top 15 films of all time. None of his films made it to my list. So here’s my top 20 films (because I couldn’t narrow it down) and in no particular order: […]
I’ve scheduled my writing workshops for 2023 and they are as follows: PLOT THICKENERS (Starts February 6th) KILLER SUSPENSE (Starts March 6th) SHIFTING POVs (Starts April 3rd) QUERY LETTERS & SYNOPSIS WRITING (Starts May 1st) SHORT STORIES (Starts June 5th) AUTHOR PROFESSIONALISM (Starts […]
Phew, at last. This book has been a long time in the making. It has gained and lost a publisher twice before finally making it to publication. It’s one of those publishing tales. I contributed to this book several years ago. Sometimes […]
With Christmas coming up, if you’re looking to buy one of my books, I’ve got you covered. There’s 20% off all my titles at my website when you use the code “SANTA20.” Just go to Books – Simon Wood to see what […]
I am one of the contributors to this book, which has been a long time coming. This is the cover for an upcoming book I contributed to quite some time ago. Unfortunately, the book has landed and lost publishers twice before finally […]
A film student in India is going to make a short film based on my CWA Dagger Nominated short story, PROTECTING THE INNOCENT. It’ll be interesting to see how it turns out. I will be posting a link to the movie when […]
This month marks a special moment for me. It’s been twenty years since the release of my first novel, ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN. That book and I have been on quite a journey over the last twenty years. My first thriller has come […]
It might be the 4th of July but it’s also publication date of the Hungarian version of THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY aka THE FUGATIVE…so if you have any Hungarians in your life, tell them to buy it!! This month is very […]
My ever-popular online workshop on PLOT THICKENERS writing starts on July 11th. This workshop blossomed out of a piece I wrote for Writers’ Digest and there’s now interest for me to develop into a book. So if you want to learn how to […]
This is another of my custom bike builds. I converted a Cannondale Mountain bike into a drop bar gravel bike. I wasn’t sure if it would work but it rides very nicely. The pictures represent where I started and where I finished.