About the Writer

Even when the stories carry heartbreak, they are not written from cynicism. They are written with affection.

That is why his work now leans toward warmth, humor, humanity, second chances, and people who refuse to give up on hope.

William writes for one reason above all others. If a story can make someone feel a little better, even for a short time, then it has done something worthwhile.

Why He Writes the Stories He Writes Now

That period brought stories shaped by frustration, isolation, memory, and emotional damage. They were darker stories, but honest ones, written from a place he had truly lived through.

While driving a water truck for Los Angeles County, he spent long days in dust, heat, and silence, and finally began writing the novel that became Fear Beyond Reason.

Some of William’s darker work came from a time when life felt stalled, angry, and uncertain.

The Darker Period of Stories

William has always said that was the beginning of his writing style.

The next day, the boys laughed, some of the girls cried, and Sister Benilda hated it.

He wrote it in one afternoon, then told his mother he did not know how to end it. She took the page and solved the problem in her own unforgettable way. Little Bunny hopped onto the railroad tracks and was flattened by a train.

William’s writing life began in a Catholic school classroom, with a sixth-grade teacher named Sister Benilda and a story about a rabbit called “Little Bunny.”

How He Started Writing