Glenn Wood
As a child
I was born in New Plymouth, a small town in New Zealand. I grew up there and in typical Kiwi fashion had lots of adventures in the outdoors. The area around where I lived was full of rivers. lakes, beaches and even a mountain. This gave me a lifelong love of adventure and outdoor activities.
As an adult
I live in Auckland, New Zealand. I like the city but also like to escape on the weekend, preferably somewhere coastal. I’ve always enjoyed writing and making up stories. I have had a successful career as an advertising copywriter which allowed me to be creative while earning a good living. I have also written for film and television.
As a writer
I work from home but need to be working on several projects at once – I get bored easily. I have two adult books published – The Laughing Policeman: My brilliant career in the New Zealand police and Cop Out: The end of my brilliant career in the New Zealand police. Both are humorous memoirs and were best sellers when released in New Zealand. I have two children’s books published – the Brain Sucker and the Bully Chip.
Things you didn’t know about Glenn Wood
- I have dabbled with acting and been in several short films.
- I am known to be something of a Jinx and injure myself regularly.
- I play the guitar but not that well.
- A lot of the names in my books are mixtures of the names of people I know in real life.
- I coached netball for several years.
- I own a (slightly illegal) potato cannon.
- I’m a surfer
- My favourite kid’s film is The Emperor’s New Groove
- I was born on Guy fawkes Day and love fireworks
- My daughter is also a writer.