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Simon Wood


Biography

Simon Wood is a California transplant from England. He's a former competitive racecar driver, a licensed pilot and an occasional PI. He shares his world with his American wife, Julie. Their lives are dominated by a longhaired dachshund and five cats. He's the Anthony Award winning author of Working Stiffs, Accidents Waiting to Happen, Paying the Piper and We All Fall Down. His next thriller, Terminated, hits bookshelves next June. He also write horror under the pen name of Simon Janus.

Where to find Simon Wood online

Website: http://www.simonwood.net
Twitter: simonwoodwrites
Facebook: Facebook profile
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/simonwoodwrites
Blog: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=78418271

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/Simon-Wood/e/B0028OMCMK

Books

Accidents Waiting To Happen    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 94080 words. Published on February 5, 2011. Fiction.
When an SUV forces Josh’s car off the road & into a river, it might have been an accident. But when the SUV’s driver gives him the “thumbs down” sign, he knows different. That's merely the first attempt on his life, all of them designed to look like accidents & all of them intended to be fatal. With his time & luck running out, Josh had better figure out who wants him dead while he can.
Paying the Piper    by Simon Wood
Price: $1.99 USD. 103600 words. Published on February 5, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
He was known at the Piper—a coldhearted kidnapper who terrified the city. The Piper latches onto crime reporter Scott Fleetwood & feeds info on his current kidnap victim. The FBI act, but it's all a hoax. By the time the FBI expose the lie, time has run out & the Piper makes good on his threat & takes the life. Then he vanished, but now he's back with one target in mind—Scott's children.
Terminated    by Simon Wood
Price: $2.99 USD. 102320 words. Published on February 5, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Gwen Farris crossed the wrong coworker when she gave Stephen Tarbell a poor evaluation. That was all it took to push Tarbell over the edge. He already believes Gwen stole the promotion that was rightfully his. He won't let her take anything else from him. Now it's his turn to take...and take. By the time he's finished with her, Tarbell plans to take her job, her family—even her life.
We All Fall Down    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 99660 words. Published on February 5, 2011. Fiction.
Hayden Duke is a young man on the fast track. He's just signed on with Marin Design Engineering to work on a very high-level project. But before Hayden started, one of MDE's employee's committed suicide. And he's not the only one. Is it the pressure? Or is there some other connection? Has Hayden Duke just put himself on the fast track to an early death?
The Fall Guy    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 47690 words. Published on September 13, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Todd Collins has failed in every job he's ever undertaken, but that all changes when he backs his jalopy in a shiny, new Porsche belonging to a drug dealer. When the police stop the drug dealer for a broken taillight that Todd has caused and discover a cocaine shipment, a West Coast kingpin holds Todd responsible. On the run from organized crime, Todd discovers his true calling.
Asking For Trouble    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 54030 words. Published on March 31, 2010. Fiction.
The road to crime begins with a single decision—the wrong one. Not every decision belongs to the criminally minded. Some belong to the ill-informed, the weak and the plain unlucky. In these tales, trouble isn't an indiscriminate force of nature. It's a manmade occurrence that comes when called upon. Asking For Trouble is a case of good intentions gone bad and bad intentions gone worse.
Road Rash    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 25420 words. Published on March 25, 2010. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Straley might think his life is cursed, but it doesn't compare to what lies ahead. He's on the run with the loot from a botched bank raid when he comes across an auto wreck. There's no saving the drivers, but he can save himself & steals a car. Alas, he boosts the wrong car. Within an hour, a rash eats at his flesh. If Straley wants his skin back, he must journey on the road to redemption.
The Scrubs    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 29530 words. Published on March 23, 2010. Fiction.
James Jeter, a serial killer with a 6th sense, holds court inside Wormwood Scrubs Prison. He's the focus of the "North Wing Project." He can create an alternate world containing the souls of his victims. Fellow inmate, Michael Keeler will earn a pardon if he enters Jeter's world to learn the identity of Jeter's last victim. Keeler can redeem himself, but at a price. Published as Simon Janus.
The Long And Short Of Short Stories    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 1460 words. Published on November 4, 2009. Nonfiction.
A short story is storytelling in its purest sense. It’s concentrated expression. The prose has to be streamlined because every word is an expensive commodity. No wonder so many writers struggle with this form. Simon Wood, a longtime contributor to Writer's Digest, discusses the techniques for writing and writing well in the short form.
Plotting And Outlining Your Novel    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 2390 words. Published on November 4, 2009. Nonfiction.
Plotting out your novel before you begin is a great exercise. Your story is thought through with no bad logic or unnecessary scenes. This process doesn’t have to be some drawn out and creativity killing affair. Simon Wood, a longtime Writer's Digest contributor, has some fast & effective techniques for plotting a novel from beginning to end. Don’t run out of ideas or pad out your novel again.
Writing Killer Suspense    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 2010 words. Published on November 4, 2009. Nonfiction.
You're reading. Your heart is slamming against your ribcage, your fingertips are moist and you turn another page. If you’ve ever felt this way reading a book then the writer has done a great job at creating suspense. This doesn’t happen by accident. Simon Wood, a longtime contributor to Writer's Digest, discusses the techniques for building suspense and creating thrills.
Shifting Points Of View    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 2070 words. Published on November 4, 2009. Nonfiction.
Can’t decide who’s the best character to tell your story? You don’t have to settle for just a single character's point of view. Simon Wood, a longtime contributor to Writer's Digest, discusses the techniques and the decisions that have to be made when writing in multiple points of view.
Working Stiffs    by Simon Wood
Price: $1.99 USD. 89890 words. Published on November 2, 2009. Fiction.
The workplace is a dangerous place. The unscrupulous are ready to take advantage of the innocent. A slight indiscretion can cost the employee everything. A new position can turn a person into someone they are not. Those at the top can be toppled and those at the bottom can be crushed. This award winning short story collection begs the question--aren't some jobs worth killing for?
Dragged Into Darkness    by Simon Wood
Price: $0.99 USD. 57290 words. Published on July 17, 2009. Fiction.
The world is a dark place, even in daylight. DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS features tales of horror from the subtle to the extreme. The characters are ordinary people who are ripped from their daily routines into a dark world. DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS will make you clamor for the light.

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Smashwords book reviews by Simon Wood

  • Bait and Other Stories on Oct. 05, 2010
    star star star star star
    This is a wonderful collection of short horror stories. Joel Arnold's tales focus the darkness of the human soul instead of relying on blood and gore, because of this, the stories really strike a chord. The best story in the collection is SOME THINGS DON'T WATCH OFF, which is about a black tattoo artist giving a neo Nazi his final piece of skin art. Well worth checking out.