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, […]
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 […]
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 […]