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Simon Wood
Simon Wood is an ex-racecar driver, a licensed pilot and an occasional private investigator. He shares his world with his American wife, Julie. Their lives are dominated by a longhaired dachshund and five cats.
He's had more than 150 stories and articles published. His short fiction has appeared in a variety of magazines and anthologies, such as Seattle Noir, Thriller 2, and Woman's World.
He's a frequent contributer to Writer's Digest.
Simon is the Anthony Award winning author of Dragged into Darkness, Working Stiffs, Accidents Waiting to Happen, Paying the Piper, and We All Fall Down. As Simon Janus, he's the author
of The Scrubs and Road Rash. His latest thriller, Terminated, is in bookstores now and his short story, Protecting the Innocent, has been
shortlisted for a Dagger Award by the Crime Writers Association in the U.K..
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Links
Simon Wood's website
Simon's Facebook page
Simon's author page at Amazon
What did I think of lesbian serial killers? There wasn't a lot to say to that one.
How did it feel the first time you heard someone else read one of your stories? Did you discover anything about your story that surprised you in the reader's interpretation - and was that a good or a distressing thing?
Some of my stories were used for critical analysis at a NY state college. One student saw a lot of religion in one of the pieces and believed I was a lapsed Catholic. None of it was right, but it did make me sound very deep.
Q: Has a review of your work ever changed your own perception of your work?
I wrote a dark story about a woman's obession with weight loss. The character was so desperate that she faked medical complaints to have internal organs and limbs removed. A reader wrote to me telling me she was a recovering anorexic. She said she was touched by the story and felt it rang true. She admitted that she had weighed her limbs and contemplated amputation. It taught me stories had power and fiction can never outbeat fact.
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A struggling young racecar driver is given the chance to get an edge on the competition - but at what cost?
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A two-bit con man gets the break of a lifetime when he discovers that his father is a software mogul. With a bit of truth as bait, he begins to spin his web.
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Books
Dragged into Darkness
Simon Wood's Kindle books
Simon Wood's e-books at Smashwords