Writing Idol
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Welcome to the website of Writing Idol – a writing and publishing project promoting the work of author, songwriter and occasional saxophone player, Mark Woodward. On this site you can check out my writing, find out a little more about me and sign up for the Writing Idol newsletter. Thanks very much for visiting – I hope you find something here to enjoy.
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The Writing Idol newsletter includes interviews, occasional free stories, extracts from my work in progress and other exclusive content. Being technologically challenged myself, I edit it with the assistance of my imaginary second cousin several times removed, Morgan Weaver. It only comes out once a month, and if you get fed up with us it’s easy to unsubscribe.
New subscribers receive a free story – either the dark dystopian fable, Growth, or The Merrie England Conspiracy, a gentle but pointed comedy about friendship, betrayal and local politics. Choose which story you’d like to read and click on the cover to sign up now.
Eliot is anxious. He knows that when sharks stop swimming, they die…
Eliot is on the brink of a catastrophic fall from grace. As his corporate rivals gather, anticipating the feeding frenzy, his only chance of survival is his enigmatic protégé, Melissa. He has no idea what Connie, his wife, is up to in the attic…
Growth is a darkly comic dystopian fable of love and ambition in the corporate world.
Who’s a lad to trust, when even his best friend has his own agenda?
Colin is terrified of having his hair cut, especially at Butcher Barnet’s. He’d much rather go with his best mate, Dezzie, to the Merrie England Amusement Park. Luckily for Colin, Dezzie has a foolproof plan…
Set in England in the 1970s, The Merrie England Conspiracy is a comedy about friendship, trust, loss of innocence… and local politics.