William Cook was born and raised in New Zealand and is the author of the popular psychological thriller, 'Blood Related' and editor of 'Fresh Fear: An Anthology of Macabre Horror.' He is also the author of two non-fiction books: 'Gaze Into The Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison' and 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors.'

He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.

He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!

William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:

Website: http://williamcookwriter.com
Blog: http://www.bloodrelated.wordpress.com
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookWriter/

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Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ and the SFFANZ.

"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
  • Wellington, New Zealand
  • JoinedMay 2, 2012



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Hi guys and ghouls - just starting to get a handle on Wattpad and all it has to offer. Feel free to interact. What are your favorite types of stories to read?
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