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M. P. Woodward

M. P. Woodward is a veteran of both US intelligence ops and the entertainment industry. As a naval intelligence officer with the US Pacific Command, he scripted scenario moves and countermoves for US war game exercises in the Middle East. In multiple deployments to the Persian Gulf and Far East, he worked alongside US Special Forces, CIA, and NSA. Today, Woodward runs international distribution marketing for Amazon Prime Video, having launched Amazon's original video content in more than forty countries through more than one hundred cable, wireless, and broadband partnerships. He collaborates closely with content creators and distributors in driving viewer awareness and engagement. He is currently developing the international distribution strategy for the upcoming serial adaptation of The Lord of The Rings.

Crafting War Games Taught Me How to Write a Novel

"The staff loved my inventions. They had no idea the monster they’d created in me."

M. P. Woodward: Why It Took Me Twenty Years To Write My First Spy Thriller

How changing technology motivated a former naval intelligence officer to revisit his dreams of writing fiction.

June 6, 2022 By M. P. Woodward

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