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 […]
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 […]
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.
I have a new writer’s workshop starting in June. It came at the suggestion of one of my previous workshop students and I’ve been working on it for the last few months. The new workshop is QUERY LETTERS, SYNOPSIS WRITING AND PITCHING. […]
What do you do when you’re injured and can’t ride…build a bike! This is a 2009 Trek Alpha 2.3 built from a secondhand bike frameset, spares, used parts and new parts.
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, […]