About

Hello,

I'm Tom Wood and I'm the author of the Agents of DISRUPT set of novels - coming soon! I'm also an architect, designer and inline skater. I know my way through a set of plans and onto a construction site, particularly the areas that create and serve the high-tech environment. It's not a 'cloud' because it really is concrete!

I read a lot of different genres, mostly science fiction and related pop-technology material. Here I am at Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/54324357-tom-wood

The discussion about the benefits and threats of artificial intelligence is an area of particular interest to me. As an architect, the idea of the 'smart city' is both intriguing and terrifying.

Here are some of my favorite books - the images link to Goodreads listings:

Ready Player One
Warcross
Snow Crash
The Hunger Games
Neuromancer
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Pattern Recognition
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Life of Pi
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club
Sometimes a Great Notion
The Hobbit
To Kill a Mockingbird
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Rainbows End
The Silence of the Lambs
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel
Daemon
Dune
Jennifer Government
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
The Golden Compass
Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know
Gene Mapper
Nexus

I follow the progress of the virtual/augmented/mixed reality industry and look forward to new modes of storytelling. I love my smartphone-based VR headset, but will hold off on the real deal while they work it out. I use LightWave 3D and I'm trying to learn Unity, but actual content from me in Unity is a ways off.

You can follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/agentsofdisrupt

Tron, Blade Runner, Neuromancer, Snow Crash, and the original Star Wars are early inspirations. I admire Pixar's strength in storytelling. To me, the movie Wreck-It Ralph is one of the best examples of Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey ever put on film.

I lived in Austin, Texas for most of my life, but I currently live in Washington, DC. I am writing the Agents of DISRUPT novels because I like to read/watch fun fast-moving stories that are hopeful about the future. I hope you do too.

There is a link to the 'Contact us' form in the site footer.

Thank you for visiting!

Tom

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