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Dec.29.2010
I’m quite lazy at heart. I’m driven, but I need a chauffeur. Since I need to set myself goals to ensure I finish things, Ialways make New Year’s resolutions. So here are my 2011 New Year’s resolutions.
Reso #1
To live up to my promises to myself and to others.
2010 was a mess on so many fronts...
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Jul.19.2010
Relationships with our coworkers are a vital part of life. Considering that we spend a third of our day in the workplace, they have to be. No wonder we build friendships with workmates. That's great. Unfortunately, the flipside of personal relationships in the workplace is that they can turn sour--...
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May.22.2010
The Crime Writers Association has nominated my short story, Protecting the Innocent, for a Dagger Award. The Daggers are mystery writers equivalent of the Oscars, but with knifes as prizes. It's a pretty cool nomination, but my fellow nominees are: Sean Chercover, Jeffrey Deaver, Robert Ferrigno,...
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May.12.2010
The eBook version of my horror-thriller, THE SCRUBS, is out. It was first published in paperback a couple of years ago
THE SCRUBS is the story of James Jeter, a notorious serial killer with a sixth sense, holds court inside London’s Wormwood Scrubs Prison. He’s the focus of the “North Wing Project...
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May.12.2010
The eBook version of my horror-thriller, THE SCRUBS, is out. It was first published in paperback a couple of years ago
THE SCRUBS is the story of James Jeter, a notorious serial killer with a sixth sense, holds court inside London’s Wormwood Scrubs Prison. He’s the focus of the “North Wing Project...
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Apr.24.2010
My new collection of crime stories, ASKING FOR TROUBLE, is now available as an eBook from Amazon Kindle, Smashwords for other reading devices and the iPad bookstore. The paperback will be out in early summer.
Storyline: The road to crime begins with a single decision—the wrong one. Not every...
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Mar.07.2010
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/...
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Feb.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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Dec.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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Dec.22.2009
Following on from Ground Rush entry, here's another of my true life encounters.
PLUMMET
A 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...
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Dec.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...
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Dec.08.2009
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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Nov.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...
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Nov.09.2009
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...
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Nov.04.2009
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...
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About Simon
Simon Wood is a California transplant from England. He's an ex-racecar driver and a licensed pilot. He shares his world with his American wife, Julie. Their lives are dominated by a longhaired dachshund and four cats. He's had over 150 stories and articles...
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