Raised by his parents Kenneth and Penelope with his brother Carl in Berkshire & Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. He has lived and worked across all parts of the UK. Simon has two children Jonathan and Christopher and he resides in Lancashire where he is an active member of The Chorley District Writers Circle and The Lancashire Authors Association.

He has written articles for UK Armed Services magazines and International product review companies.

Previously a website owner and forum administrator; Simon operated a number crunching website before condensing the results of his 5 years of analysis into his first Amazon Bestselling book "How do I win on a lottery?" The book reached Number #1 in the genres of Game theory and Lotteries in the UK, USA and Canada.

Simon has turned his hand back to a passion that began in 2001; the art of writing suspense thrillers. In 2013 he completed his first in a series; "Stray Bullet" based on the fictitious characters of Harvey Walters and Jack Shaw. The book reached a ranking in the Top #25 of the Organised Crime Genre and was voted a Goodreads Top #10 'Stocking Stuffer' in December 2013.

Currently he uses his spare time to work on the sequel to "Stray Bullet" aptly named "Phoenix" after the leading character within his latest book.

An award winning blogger Simon was a finalist in the UK National Blogging Awards 2014. He has interviewed over 60 Bestselling Authors; from the worlds leading publishers Transworld, Random House, Double Day, Harper Collins, Harlequins and Penguin to first time out and leading Indie authors. His most recent books; The Word Volume 1 and Volume 2, are compilations of the best of Simon's 10 Q Interviews.

Simon gains his inspiration through life experience; having worked within the UK Royal Air Force and latterly working within and managing civilian operational control rooms which he continues to do to this day.

Interests: Most sports, number crunching, graphic design, I.T., writing, new challenges, puzzles.