simon wood
March 7, 2010
- READ AN EBOOK WEEK promotion starts today (running from March 7-13). Two of my titles (Dragged into Darkness and Working Stiffs) are are 50% off and all my former Writer's Digest articles are free during the promotion. Just use coupon code RAE50 at checkout time. http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/SimonWood
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February 12, 2010
- The anthology Butcher's Shop Quartet 2 which featured my novella, ROAD RASH, has made the prelim list for a Bram Stoker Award. Hopefully it'll make the final cut.
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December 23, 2009
- If you're looking for something creepy this Xmas, check out my horror novella, The Scrubs, written under my pen name Simon Janus. There's a 33% discount over at Horror Mall. You can read an excerpt here.
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December 22, 2009
- Following on from Ground Rush entry, here's another of my true life encounters. PLUMMETA couple of years back, I was kneecapped playing soccer. I was about to clear the ball when a guy carrying a thirty-pound and twelve-inch height advantage body-checked me. When he struck, my foot was planted in the turf with my full weight on it. My body twisted, but my foot remained firmly where it ...
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December 11, 2009
- Things kind of happen to me. Odd things. Weird things. Unbelievable things. This is just one... GROUND RUSH I hadn’t always been afraid of heights as a kid. In fact, I was a bit of a suburban monkey, forever climbing trees and running along rooftops. My fear struck during a business flight to Paris where I realized I was mortal and I stood no chance of survival if gravity got the better of ...
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December 8, 2009
- CrimeWav.com invited me to do a recording of My Father's Secret. This was the story that won me an Anthony Award and is from my book Working Stiffs. It's also the story I'm currently converting into a stage play. You're welcome to give it a listen.
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November 20, 2009
- I’m happy to announce the release of my first audio story original. Sniplits.com bought the audio rights to TENTHS OF A SECOND and it’s now available for download—all for the price of an iTunes download. The story can be downloaded to computers, iPods and smart phones etc. TENTHS OF A SECOND is about a struggling young racecar driver who is given the chance to get an edge on the ...
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November 9, 2009
- Workings Stiffs will be going out of print soon now that there are only a few copies left and so I've made the book available as on ebook. As I've done with all my books, I like to write about the story behind the stories and what inspired me to write Working Stiffs--other than a contract). :-) So please enjoy these tales behind the tales. Feel free to share your thoughts on these inspirations ...
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November 4, 2009
- In a town that boosts the largest number of book buying readers in the nation, San Francisco Mystery Bookstore is the city’s own mystery bookstore. Squeezed by townhouses on both sides, the San Francisco Mystery Bookstore has been a Noe Valley feature for over thirty years. Don’t be deceived by the Noe Valley address, the store is located on a typical San Francisco near-vertical street, so ...
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October 29, 2009
- I was seven when I met my other sister. As a child, it wasn’t uncommon for me to wake up during the night craving something to drink. I usually slept with a glass of water or juice on the nightstand next to my bed. On this particular night, I’d drained my glass and found I still hadn’t quenched my thirst. I hopped out of bed and, glass in hand, left the bedroom I shared with my ...
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