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William D. Collins

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born

November 23, 1970 in The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.williamdcollins.com

twitter username

BillDCollins

genre

Horror, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

member since

December 2011

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William D Collins was born in 1970 in Youngstown, Ohio. He has been writing since he was ten years old but somehow got distracted from publishing for 30 years. He joined the Marine Corps when he was 17 and spent his eighteenth birthday in bootcamp at Parris Island. He served in Panama and Desert Storm and wrote stories by hand in his little notebook even then.

Since getting out, he has worked many different jobs including being a (not very good) Real Estate Agent, a (miserable) restaurant manager, and a (pretty happy )Private Investigator in the Washington DC area.

He now lives in a tiny town on Colorado's Western Slopes with his wife and two cats. He escaped from the Washington DC rat race and retreated to the mountains to pursue the writing...more

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Calvin - A short story

CALVIN

Calvin opened the dusty cardboard box marked "pictures" and sighed to himself. He wiped away beads of sweat as he sat down on the dirty attic floor. For a second, he envisioned his daughter cleaning the jumble of boxes and old clothes after he was gone and wondered if she would understand why he had kept all this stuff. He didn't know why he was doing this to himself. Looking at the old p... read more »

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A Girl and Her Cat

3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011

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William Collins said "yes" to attending the event: FREE on Amazon Kindle "THE BLACK WITCH" date: January 31, 2012 12:01PM location: Amazon.com US,UK,Germany,France,Spain and Italy, The United States description: Get your copy of "The Black Witch" for FREE! Next Tues. and Wed. ONLY. A paranormal thriller/horror. It was the adventure of a life time. In an obscure marina off the shores of Maryland a schooner unlike any other ever built was discovered. Dorian and Diana Coe purchased the schooner and sailed from the shores of tranquility into the bowels of hell itself. Prurient tales of suicide, murder, and the disappearance of an entire crew were hand written within the ship's logs. On her decks sailed a well...more
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William Collins gave to: The Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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William Collins gave to: The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) by Joseph Campbell	My rating:
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William Collins added a quote "Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." — C.G. Jung
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William Collins made a comment in the group Horror Aficionados — FREE Kindle ebook Jan 23rd and 24th (extended) topic "Thank you all so much for checking out "A Girl and her Cat." I hope you enjoy it. It is much appreciated. "
Jan 24, 2012 08:56pm
William Collins made a comment in the group Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies. — FREE Kindle ebook Jan 23rd and 24th topic "FREE Jan 23rd and 24th Description: Life has been reduced to survival as civilization collapses under a mysterious force turning people into rage-fueled...more "
Jan 23, 2012 09:12am
William Collins made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — FREE Kindle ebook Jan 23rd and 24th topic "FREE Jan 23rd and 24th Description: Life has been reduced to survival as civilization collapses under a mysterious force turning people into rage-fueled...more "
Jan 23, 2012 07:42am
William Collins made a comment in the group Horror Aficionados — Limited time sale .99 cent kindle post-apocalyptic novel topic "Hi all, My debut novel "A Girl and her Cat" is going to be on sale for .99 cents for a week or so (still haven't decided the exact date). It is a bit...more "
Jan 13, 2012 09:59pm