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Recent Interview on the Donald White Writer's Blog

Recently, Donald White asked me to do an interview for his writer's blog and this was the result. Be sure to check out Donald's website for lots of interesting features on writing and up and coming writers.   *************************   An Interview with William Cook  The Writer’s Blog welcomes the inimitable William Cook! Please tell us a little about yourself. William Cook: Hi and thanks for having me here Donald. I like to think of myself as primarily a writer first and an artist second. I live in New Zealand at the foot of the world, happily married with four daughters, in charge of the house and looking after the two youngest girls. I have been writing weird stories ever since I was a kid. My first published works were poems in various literary journals in NZ and a few in the States. Back in 1996 I published a collection of verse titled 'Journey: The Search for Something' and had the occasional poem and short story...

Latest Review for Blood Related

Written by William Cook Reviewed by Char Hardin May I introduce the Cunningham Family: father who is a suspected serial killer who dies by his own hand who is married to an insane alcoholic combined they beget two sons who follow in their father’s footsteps Caleb and Charlie inherited more than dysfunctional family traits they inherited a blood soaked heritage that caused the boys to rain down a legacy of terror and death. The beginning of the story is a preface by the psychiatrist Dr. Mary Brunswick who tells how she worked with Charlie during his trial and then after he was sentenced how his brother Caleb approached her with his own tales of murder. The trust between doctor and patient was built on the confidentiality clause that she could not break. He was free with his accounts and then disappeared. Just reading the preface was a strong indication of the content of the pages to come. I consumed this story in one sitting. One word to describe what William...

FREE short fiction promotion - Devil Inside (3 days only)

Hi all - FREE now for those of you who like scary stories :)   FREE KINDLE HORROR (05-07/9) 'Devil Inside' is a short horror story that will leave you wanting more. Graphic and descriptive, the tale winds itself around a young boy who discovers that when you make a wish, you better make sure you really want it. Horror, Violence, Supernatural, M15+ Short Story + 4 x Poems + Excerpt from Blood Related (novel). Amazon US - http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Inside-ebook/dp/B00B3OCVMC/ref=la_B003PA513I_1_15?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378331600&sr=1-15 Amazon Uk - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside-ebook/dp/B00B3OCVMC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1378332822&sr=8-4&keywords=devil+inside #free #kindle #horror #trending #hwa #AmazonUK #Amazon

FREE PROMO - 3 days only, get your copy of CREEP.

As a thank you to my readers and an invitation to new readers I have one of my more popular stories available for free for the next three days. As you're probably aware, a large part of being an 'indie' author is spent with marketing and self promotion. This is one of those times and the following details will hopefully provide you, my astute readers, with the tools you need to get your FREE copy of Creep. Free Kindle Ebook (28/08-31/08): CREEP, is the first story in an exciting and gritty new psychological thriller/horror series. Cassandra: Hunter of Darkness, is a hero to the victim and a merciless angel of death to the evil ones. A killer of killers, she strikes fear into the hearts of those who get their kicks off hurting others. Join Cassandra on her quest for justice and revenge as she begins her journey into the dark underbelly of serial murder and takes care of business as only she knows how. FREE NOW - Please share. Any reviews welcomed US Lin...

Favorite Books List

Here is a list of my favorite literary works. The list is not complete and is totally subjective in that the books listed are my personal favorites - the books that I go back to for whatever reason and read again and again. This is NOT a list of books I think have the most literary merit, this IS a list of books I have enjoyed reading the most for whatever reason. My friend and peer, Vincenzo Bilof has done a similar list you may find of interest here , in response to a challenge I made to him. This, of course, being my response to said challenge.  My Favorite Books (to date) - Recommended Reading Fiction (Novels) Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk Big Sur – Jack Kerouac Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad Infinite jest – David Foster Wallace The Killer – Colin Wilson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson Winesburg, Ohio – Sherwood Anderson The Stranger –...