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The Positively Productive Writer eBook
The Positively Productive Writer is now available in eBook format. For Amazon Kindle click here.(currently (11/2/12) – £6.58) For Waterstones click here. (currently (11/2/12) – £6.09) Also available for download …
The Independent’s Top Ten Books For Walkers

I always knew The Independent had good taste … and now they’ve shown it by declaring my book The Bluffers Guide to Hiking as one of the top ten books for walkers.
Public Lending Right
I’ve just received my statement from the PLR department (Public Lending Right), which details how many times my books have been borrowed from public libraries over the last year. Every …
The Writer’s ABC Checklist Blog
Some time ago, when chatting to Lorraine Mace, I mentioned about my new book, The Positively Productive Writer, being published at some point in the future. “I’d love you to …
British Heritage March 2012 Issue
The March 2012 issue of the American publication, British Heritage, contains a 1200-word, illustrated feature entitled Uncommon Waters. It looks at the some of the lesser-known and less-frequented lakes in …
The Positively Productive Writer – NOW AVAILABLE!
Are you a writer struggling to complete that novel? Or did the last rejection kill your creativity mojo? Fear not! What you need is a positivity boost! The Positively Productive …
Till Training
Burway Books owner, Ros Ephraim, shows Simon how not to order 50,000 copies of his latest book during Independent Booksellers Week. (Photo credit: Burway Books)
Shortlisted in the OPOTY 2011 Awards
I’m chuffed to discover that one of my photographs has been shortlisted for the Outdoor Photographer of the Year Award 2011, British Landscapes category. Now, I have a nail-biting wait …