tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44580101380306510222024-02-20T20:24:42.066-06:00William Cook - WriterWilliam Cook – Author of Psychological Thrillers, Horror, and Non-Fiction gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-91226251354224643212024-01-10T16:59:00.003-06:002024-01-10T17:15:55.248-06:00 So you wanna be an indie horror writing superstar?This article outlines the pros and cons of being an indie horror author on Amazon.com.Hey, fellow writers! If you’ve got a penchant for writing spine-tingling stories and you’re ready to dive into the world of indie horror publishing on Amazon.com, this article is for you. After ten years of part-time indie publishing with the ‘zon, I’ve learnt a few things along the way. I’m still not at gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-6532553128582255992023-06-13T19:45:00.011-05:002023-06-13T19:52:51.643-05:00Unleashing the Darkness (again): New cover design for Blood RelatedI'm thrilled to announce that Blood Related, my debut novel, now has a striking new cover design that perfectly captures the haunting essence of this dark psychological thriller.Are you ready for a bone-chilling plunge into the depths of a psychopath’s twisted mind? Brace yourself for an unrelenting psychological thriller that will leave you gasping for breath. Step into the shoes
of gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.com6RGJ+XJ Aulander, NC, USA36.227376199999988 -77.16856.9096833372358191 -112.32475 65.545069062764156 -42.012249999999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-17044392340967185262022-09-05T00:51:00.024-05:002022-09-05T01:02:28.736-05:00Interview with best-selling thriller author, Dan Padavona
Dan Padavona:
The Business of Writing (Interview) Welcome to
Thriller author Dan Padavona! You are going to
love this interview with Dan! I’ve been following his career since he first
broke onto the indie scene back in 2014, with the publication of his dark
Vampire Horror novel: Storberry. Over the course of 3
years he continued to make waves as an Indie Horror authorgwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-66890662137311898672022-06-06T21:53:00.017-05:002023-09-28T19:25:47.350-05:00Top 20 Scary Horror MoviesWilliam Cook’s Top Twenty Scary Horror Movies
These are my Top
Twenty scary horror movies. These films all have the ability to give the
audience a frightful experience by inducing a sense of fear and horror. ‘Jump
scares’, psychological triggers, and scenes of terror are all used to great
effect in these films.
Some of my
choices may be slightly controversial but please gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-17141155263873959182022-05-04T16:29:00.003-05:002022-05-05T16:27:48.407-05:00Free Horror Book PotpourriA very quick post today to let you know about a bunch of FREE kindle books of mine that are up for grabs. Head on over to my Amazon Author Page or follow the links below to grab your free kindle copies of some of my best horror short stories. There's also a bunch of discounted books available at the moment. While you're there, if you haven't already, why not check out my latest gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-2485250169674800082021-10-03T18:54:00.010-05:002021-11-23T14:07:14.830-06:00New Release - Psychological Horror Stories: A Collection of Psychological Horror Fiction for AdultsGreetings. This post marks the end of three months of
writing, editing, and formatting a new collection that brings together old and
new stories. Psychological Horror
Stories: A Collection of Psychological Horror Fiction for Adults is a 364 page
collection of my best psychological horror stories. The collection is the
omnibus edition of a 4-volume series and all covers are illustrated by artist gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-68848761054054956812021-03-01T14:19:00.013-06:002021-04-21T17:50:12.494-05:00Seven reasons why you should buy this psychological serial killer thrillerIf you're a fan of good old fashioned thrillers or serial killer novels, here are seven reasons why you should give my novel, Blood Related, a read.Here are some reasons why you should buy this book:It's a bit different than usual serial killer thrillers.It has over 50 5/4 star reviews on Amazon.It has a bunch of endorsements from best-selling authors.It's formatted, edited and designed gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-47156972349002748202020-09-07T06:31:00.007-05:002021-04-21T17:49:35.440-05:00Gaze Into the Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison. New edition released!New release! Redux version for #kindle now available (UK & US links below). Print edition available also (please share this post ): In Gaze Into the Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison, William
Cook examines Morrison's written work in all its beauty and complexity,
providing rich insight into Morrison's influences, themes, and poetic
vision.Iconic Doors photographer Paul Ferrara, gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-60990458514501850622017-11-07T18:23:00.000-06:002018-03-20T03:40:46.597-05:00News and New Releases
Well, I hope you all had a fright-filled Halloween and Samhain
season this year. Halloween is a relatively new event in New Zealand cultural
history and so the scares don’t come out en masse as they do in the USA. When I
was a kid, my pals and I would make absurd effigies of ‘Guy Fawkes’ on November
the 5th. We’d stuff an old pair of overalls with rags and rolled-up
newspaper and then push it gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-36807957833915697392017-08-20T22:59:00.001-05:002018-03-20T03:41:36.884-05:00Guest Post = Land of the Long Dark Cloud - Writing Dark Fiction Down Under by Dan Rabarts
Hi all - as you may or may not have noticed I have not been posting much lately. Largely due to the completion of my Masters thesis, my fiction writing and posts have been on hiatus. Now, I am back but this time I thought I'd try something a bit different by opening up my site to some fellow authors. The first guest post I present to you is from fellow countryman and all-around good guy, Dan gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-86599677611864867532017-04-04T23:23:00.000-05:002017-04-04T23:23:08.633-05:00New review for Blood Related - check it out!
Recently I received this great review for my serial-killer novel, Blood Related. Check it out and grab a copy if you like. Happy reading 😊
Review: Blood Related by William Cook
Posted on March 20, 2017 by darkhallpress
William Cook is a painter of impressions and moods, artfully
rendering complex, authentic characters and weaving a twisted, darkly
gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-52654597869918397072016-12-07T21:36:00.001-06:002018-03-20T03:42:30.131-05:00Special Holiday Season Promotion and 2016 recap
Hi all - well, what a year huh? I can't say that 2016 was a particularly good year on a global scale, as I'm sure most of you would agree. In fact the mounting evidence that the West is in a state of decline seems to be more evident now than ever before with world events taking some sad and bizarre twists. Despite all the doom and gloom and the changing face of international politics and globalgwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-67822440872620313882016-11-06T03:24:00.000-06:002018-03-20T03:43:06.843-05:00Free Fiction! Dead Memories - a short story
This story recently won 'Runner-Up' in the Parlor of Horror's 2016 short fiction awards and
is also part of my collection 'Dreams of Thanatos' - now available to all
new subscribers for free - click on the image at the end of this post to download your copy.
Dead Memories
1.I
had a dream on the anniversary of her death. In the dream, I heard her
unmistakable voice calling me, then Igwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-16172224759671383162016-09-24T22:01:00.003-05:002018-03-20T03:43:45.006-05:00Guest Author Interview: Mort Castle
Mort Castle is a veteran of American genre-fiction. Mr Castle is a respected horror author, editor and writing teacher, a prolific short fiction author and a novelist. Among other awards that he has won he is a three-time winner of (and nominated eleven times for) the Bram Stoker Award. Today I present to you a great interview with Mr Castle and it is truly an honour as a fan – my favorite gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-84545326558329709082016-09-12T17:24:00.003-05:002018-03-20T03:44:17.271-05:00Guest Author Interview: Brian Evenson
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Hi Folks
Firstly, apologies for the lack of posts lately - some of you may know that I recently began my Masters in English Lit. program and it is proving to be the inevitable time-guzzler that I thought it would be! So, less fiction, more academic writing . . . Grrrrrr. Despite the time consuming factor, I am learning a lot as I go and it's valuable information which will hopefully benefit my gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-50401378839559779022016-07-06T20:13:00.000-05:002016-07-06T20:18:10.550-05:00New Release: Fresh Fear: An Anthology of Macabre Horror - available now!
It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce the release of Fresh Fear: An Anthology of Macabre Horror (2nd edition). This new edition has a new lay-out, formatting and a cover featuring the amazing photography of renowned French photographer, Louis Blanc (http://loublancphotos.com/). Formatting and interior work done by the talented Cyrus Wraith Walker from Cyrusfiction Productions.gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-85936078376593308482016-06-08T19:57:00.001-05:002018-03-20T03:52:50.517-05:00New Zealand Horror Fiction - Does It Exist?
Recently I had the pleasure of talking with fellow New Zealand author, Lee Murray. She asked questions - I responded, oh yes, that's right, it was an interview! And here it is (please make sure to check out Lee's great blog and subscribe). Thanks for reading.
Welcome William! Give us your personal definition of horror.
How would you describe it: blood curdling spatter, or through the
gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-55856507136608088882016-05-24T18:30:00.003-05:002016-05-24T18:48:51.317-05:00News and FREE EBOOK giveaways
Hi All - it's been a while I know, so as a way of thanking you for sticking around I've got some free books for you! Things have been really busy lately with research for my Masters thesis well underway. The title of my dissertation is 'The Evolution of a Genre: the Rise and Rise of Serial killer Fiction. As you can imagine, the research and writing on this topic fits well within the scope of mygwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-23109911055463291512016-02-21T16:29:00.000-06:002016-02-21T16:40:43.440-06:00RECOMMENDED TOP TEN MOTIVATIONAL BOOKS - WILLIAM COOK<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Hi everyone. Firstly, I'd like to wish you all a safe and relaxed holiday season and I hope that 2016 brings good things your way. Secondly, I'd like to share with you my latest publication news; Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors is at a special discounted low holiday
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whether or not gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-22161241080010963222015-12-12T15:20:00.000-06:002015-12-12T15:22:14.039-06:00A free gift for you to kick off the festive season!Here you go . . . a #Free #Book! Hopeless, a supernatural #Horror story. (U.S. & U.K. links below) - Grab a copy now and please share :) Free 'til Tuesday.
Nothing can kill a child's love for her mother . . .
A young girl must face her biggest fear – her father. As she struggles to protect her mother from the man she once idolized, young Hope must confront her situation and the gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-3664578113066015772015-11-12T16:36:00.002-06:002015-11-12T16:38:22.220-06:00News and #FREE book Hi there - well it's been a while since my last post as things have been very busy on the home front. I have nearly finished the final edits on my latest book - 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors,' and have been working on a couple of other projects (novel, collection etc). SOBSSPA is a non-fiction collection of interviews that appeared first here on my site/blog - (you can gwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480604002025688173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458010138030651022.post-32347020141655611752015-09-23T22:29:00.001-05:002015-09-23T22:31:00.314-05:00Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors #13 – Michael J Sullivan
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