My online workshop on Point-of-View writing starts on April 3rd. If you want to learn how to keep your POV straight in your books, here’s what to expect from the workshop and you can sign up here: Can’t decide who’s the best […]
This is my crash helmet from my motor racing days. It was years before I realized that I owed my life to this helmet. During a race, a car spun in front of me and it propelled my car into the air. […]
My ever-popular online workshop on KILLER SUSPENSE writing starts on March 6th. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]