Albert Woods
London born Albert Woods likes to describe his short stories as a mixture of teasers, whodunits, stings-in-the-tail and occasional black humour. With a varied professional background – Lloyd’s Underwriter and subsequent staff management directorships – he feels he brings a measure of observed human behaviour to his fictional outings. Currently, two of his novels are selling on Amazon Kindle – ‘Eighteen to Twelve’ and ‘The Price of Fish’ – the former a serious crime piece, the latter an outrageous comedy. Aside from writing, Albert’s other passion is music. He is an instrumentalist and has written a modern musical entitled ‘Rockferatu’. Efforts to stage it are ongoing and promising.
Credentials
Albert Woods in 60 seconds
When did you start writing?
1986 Remote cottage in Hampshire, UKWhat do you love about Short Stories?
The skill of conveying a story in few wordsDo you write in other forms?
Novels and musicWhat distracts you from writing?
The pubOutside of writing, what are your other passions?
Music, music and musicWhat is your favourite book?
Friends in High Places - PaxmanWho are your favourite writers?
Jeremy Paxman, Agatha Christie and Too many to nameWhere is your dream location?
Portmeirion, North WalesWhat one item would you put into Room 101?
Reality TV showsDo you have any advice for new writers?
Develop a hard shell against criticism and keep goingebooks by Albert Woods:
Cheat the Hangman
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Sometimes Abel might feel uneasy about a roping if, say, his victim was young and misguided, or an abused female. But mostly he couldn't give a damn. He couldn't afford to. It was a job that had to be done, and done well; a skill; a craft.
Wrong Again, Karen
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"But I've not done Indian," I told Karen. And besides, the boys are not from India."
"It's all the same to them," she said, her cheeky blue eyes sparkling with self-confidence. "Just whip up something hot. They'll love it."
The Good Book Says
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The Reverend told us that the Bible says we should love our enemy, be forgiving and show compassion towards him; be merciful, ease his suffering. This, I noticed, brought a few frowns and throat-clearings.
Norman's Dog
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It was Cormley Crag's gruesome history that kept the faint-hearted villagers away. All stayed tight-lipped on the subject - except old Norman.
Goffin's Coffin
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Ha ha... tee hee... we chortled with glee
As we buried the pinchfist Goffin
None of us ever liked him much
Which was why we bought him a coffin
Spot of black comedy here
Jill-in-the-Box
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Jeremy wonders if he's going mad. Everybody else can see reporter Jill Gibbs on the TV. Why can't he?
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