As the countdown to 2020 begins, many of us like to take stock of our lives. Reflect on what we’ve accomplished (or lack thereof) in 2019 and make our 2020 New Year’s resolutions. Eat less junk food. Get more exercise. Travel. Be more compassionate and caring. Get organized. Learn to manage money. Save more. Forge […]

Ever wonder who are your real friends and who are your fake friends? To celebrate the completion of the first draft of Tales of Damnation, my collection of short horror stories, I’m giving you a little gift. It’s a creative piece of fiction, but it just might help you solve that little conundrum. Enjoy.                      […]

Good day, my friends, For those of you who’ve been following my blog posts, you’ll know I’m in the throes of creating a finely crafted collection of short horror tales, tentatively titled Tales of the Damned. I had earlier decided to take most of the summer off, but my muse crashed one of my beach […]

Tales of the Damned. What is it? It’s my latest work in progress, and it’ll be a finely crafted collection of short horror tales. For me it represents a deviation from the norm—full-length dark fiction. For the last seven or so years, I’ve written mainly full-length novels across multiple genres: horror, psychological thriller, supernatural thriller, […]

Why can’t some people behave themselves on social media? It never ceases to amaze me when I scroll through my Twitter feed and see many posts where people are airing their beefs in public. I’m not talking garden-variety negativity here. I see profanity-laden posts about blocking people for various reasons, or how they hate this, […]

Maybe there is a black dawn on the horizon given the complicated, stressful, and often overwhelmingly problematic world we live in. But, the Black Dawn I refer to here is my new release, slated for May 15th. That Black Dawn is intended to help you escape from the stresses of your everyday life and lift […]

Over a year in the making, new release Black Dawn is coming soon. Weaving together extensive research on teleportation, Voodoo, and the dark underbelly of the Dominican Republic, the ebook will be available for pre-order April 10th for a mere ninety-nine pennies. Black Dawn will be officially released May 15th, at which time the ebook […]

Wondering what’s new and what’s blue in William Blackwell’s world? My world. Well, let’s dispense with the blue by getting it out of the way straight away. Since I’ve vowed to do more book marketing this year, other than book reviews, website content, and blog posts, I’ve managed very little writing on my two works […]

The Smashwords Read an Ebook Week sale kicks off Sunday, March 3rd (that’s today), and runs through Saturday, March 9th. Thousands of authors, publishers, and readers are participating in this international ebook celebration offering thousands of deeply discounted and FREE ebooks. A collaborative book blow-out sale at its finest, come on over and join the […]

I recently started reviewing my website traffic and realized the Chapters sub-category under Blog was getting a lot of readership. It seems people want to sample my wares before they buy. Fair enough. Without any further adieu, please find below a sample of The End is Nigh, my latest post-apocalyptic thriller. Modesty aside, it’s received […]