2022 is turning into the year of the conference speaker for me. I, along with Leslie Budewitz and Jessica Brody, will the presenters at a virtual conference on fiction writing on May 14, 2022! It’s put on by the Northwest chapter […]
No, SinC-Up! isn’t an NSYNC tribute act. It’s a video series put out by Sisters in Crime. Each week a writer gives a 2-minute writing tip and I am this week’s tipper (or is it tipster)! Anyway, please enjoy this video and […]
A bunch of my titles are half price as part of Smashwords‘ READ AN EBOOK WEEK promo. So pick me up on the cheap here!
With much regret, I feel Charles Dickens’ words need a little editing/updating for the times we live in… “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, […]
I’ve scheduled my writing workshops for the first half of 2022 and they are as follows: PLOT THICKENERS (Starts March 7th) SHIFTING POVs (Starts April 4th) KILLER SUSPENSE (Starts May 2nd) QUERY LETTERS & SYNOPSIS WRITING (Starts June 6th) NEW! SHORT STORIES (Starts July 11th) AUTHOR PROFESSIONALISM (Starts August […]
My writing life is very much like a duck on a pond. It looks as if all is smooth and calm as the duck guides along the water. However, what the observer can’t see is all the thrashing going on below the […]
Life has taken me offline for the foreseeable future. Last weekend, a truck and horse trailer crashed into me while riding my bike. My bike was totaled (and is in pieces) and I have a separated shoulder. Luckily, I landed in a […]
It’s that time of year, so if you’re looking to give a book for Christmas and you’re going to make it one of mine, bless your heart. If you want to get a book autographed or personalized to that special someone (even […]
I like to challenge myself to do something I’ve never done before. As an avid cyclist, I decided to see if I could build a bike from scratch. It took a while to pull all the pieces together after finding a suitable […]
I’m having a Spring Book Sale. If you’re looking for an autographed book for yourself or as a gift, I have you covered. Use code SPRING10 and you’ll get 10% off your order. Just go to http://simonwood.net/books and if there’s an out-of-print title/hardback or any […]