This one is for the writers amongst you. Over the last few years, I’ve developed a number of online writing courses for Sisters In Crime. The workshops haven’t been available outside of their membership until now. I’m planning on having a different […]
TROUBLE & STRIFE picked up a great review from Mystery Scene magazine (which is on the right of the screen). It came with the quotable line: “TROUBLE & STRIFE, edited by Simon Wood, is a clever (and very good) themed anthology.” I […]
It’s a new year and that means I receive annual royalty statements for a couple of my books. One such book was LOWLIFES. It’s been a pretty successful book, but the publisher said, “Royalties have fallen off the edge of a cliff. […]
For those who’ve taken an interest in my Cockney Rhyming Slang themed book TROUBLE & STRIFE might be interested to see rhyming slang in use. This snippet of LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS turns the volume up to 11 on CRS. […]
The New Year marks twenty years since my first published work, which was a short story in a science fiction magazine. I thought I would mark this personal landmark moment with some stats: More than 20 books published. Had my work translated […]
Hooray!! My new book, the anthology called TROUBLE & STRIFE, is now available. It’s a Cockney Rhyming Slang themed collection of stories. What is Cockney Rhyming Slang you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s a coded language where you create/use an expression […]
If you would like to get an autographed book for that special someone (even if that special someone is you) go to my bookshop. Use promo code XMAS10, you’ll get 10% off your order. If you live outside of the US, please […]
My new book is the anthology TROUBLE & STRIFE, a collection of crime stories inspired cockney rhyming slang. The book’s release is next month so I thought I’d clue you in on what to expect. If you don’t know what cockney rhyming […]
If you live in the Sacramento area, I’m going to be the guest Capitol Crimes where I will be discussing Dangerous Coworkers…the story behind his novel TERMINATED, the third book in the Bay Area Quartet. I’ll probably tell some other stories too. […]
Call me “Mister November” because my piece on writing antiheroes is the feature article for the November issue of the UK magazine, THE WRITERS’ FORUM. I’ve never had the cover story before so I’m quite chuffed that my piece inspired the issue’s […]