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Teri Woods (born March 8, 1968) is an American novelist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a successful, self-published pioneer of the urban fiction genre. Woods finished writing her first novel, True to the Game, in 1992 while working at a law firm in Philadelphia.
Teri Woods. True to the Game by author and publisher Teri Woods has been undisputedly titled a classic. While working as a legal secretary for a law firm and juggling motherhood in Philadelphia, PA, Teri Woods completed her first novel, True to the Game. Teri Woods submitted her story over a period of six years to more than 20 different ...
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- Sold First Novel on Street Corners
- Started Her Own Publishing Company
- Found Niche Publishing Urban, Prison Novels
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Despite a hectic schedule, Woods began taking some of the experiences she had in her youth and weaving them into an urban fable. After six years of writing, Woods had finished her first novel, True to the Game.The story follows cartel member Quadir as he navigates the dangerous drug business and eventually tries to extricate himself from the indust...
Woods sold all of her copies of the first edition of True to the Game, and then started on a second printing. In interviews Woods has credited the enthusiasm of friends and customers, who helped her sell the book on the streets, with keeping her going through the difficult beginning. "This is the power of the street that's not recognized," Woods sa...
While she was working on her second book, Woods began seeking out other authors to publish with her company. From the start she courted clients that some publishers preferred to avoid, including those serving terms in prison. The first book released by Teri Woods Publishing was B-More Careful (2001), a book by prison inmate Shannon Holmes, which so...
Born March 8, 1968, in Media, PA; children: Jessica, Lucas. Career:Novelist, 1998—; publisher, Meow Meow Productions, 1998-2000; publisher, Teri Woods Publishing, 2000—. Addresses: Office—Teri Woods Publishing, PO Box 20069, New York, NY 10001. As Woods and her fellow writers began building the urban lit genre into a respected subset of action fict...
True to the Game,Teri Woods, 1999. Dutch,Teri Woods, 2003. Dutch II,Teri Woods, 2005. Deadly Reigns,Teri Woods, 2005. Deadly Reigns II,Teri Woods, 2006. Angel,Teri Woods, 2006. True to the Game II,Teri Woods, 2007.
Periodicals
Ebony,March 2005. Essence,November 2007, p. 108. King,September 2005. New York Beacon,July 11-17, 2002. Publishers Weekly,May 26, 2008, p. 40. Savoy,August 2003. Source,June 2003.
Online
"Bio," Teri Woods Publishing, http://www.teriwoodspublishing.com, 2008 (accessed June 25, 2008). —Micah L. Issitt
Saving My Money With Ginger Giraffe. (2018) Description / Buy at Amazon. Widely known for the bestselling novel, True to the Game, author Teri Woods is a well established author and publisher. While working as a legal attorney for a Philadelphia based law firm and serving as a full time mother, author Teri Woods was able to complete her debut ...
Teri Woods has 38 books on Goodreads with 77241 ratings. Teri Woods’s most popular book is True to the Game (True to the Game #1).
Book 3. True to the Game III. by Teri Woods. 4.46 · 3,458 Ratings · 166 Reviews · published 2008 · 18 editions. The third and most explosive installment of the gr…. Want to Read. Rate it: True to the Game (True to the Game #1), True to the Game II (True to the Game #2), and True to the Game III (True to the Game #3)
3 set 2020 · Teri is known for her contributions to the birth of the urban fiction genre with page turning reads like True to the Game, Dutch, B More Careful, Deadly Reigns and Angel to name a few. Ms....
