David Simon is a fiction writer.
David Judah Simon ( born February 9 , 1960 ) is an American author , journalist , writer , and producer . The former book was the basis for the NBC series Homicide : Life on the Street ( 1993 -- 99 ) , on which Simon served as a writer and producer . He adapted the non-fiction book Generation Kill into a television mini-series , and served as the show runner for the project .