William was born the son of a sharecropper in South Georgia. His early years were spent in a transition period -- not quite primitive, not quite modern. As a result, he has firsthand knowledge of farming with a mule, picking corn by hand, harvesting cotton and tobacco, killing and dressing meat, and a host of other things that one learns growing up in a rural community. 

He graduated from high school at age 17 and began his college education at a small South Georgia college. He later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics Education. During his teaching career, he also earned a Masters and Education Specialist degree.

Since retiring, William has been writing historical fiction as well as other works. He developed an interest in history during college.  Historical fiction is his favorite area of writing because he is able to speculate on what life might have been like for the people of a given time period. He enjoys reading history, not as dry facts, but about the people who made it happen. A friend of his used to say: “History is not dates and places. It’s people. If you want to study history, study the people who made it.” 

Although teaching has been his profession, he has had a variety of life and work experiences. In addition to growing up on a farm, he has worked as a movie projectionist, theater manager, shipping clerk, and truck driver. He is also an ordained minister although he does not hold a seminary degree. 

William has traveled extensively throughout the United States. One of his books is a travelogue based on a trip that he and his wife took through the western U.S. He also loves to fish and says, “There’s nothing more relaxing than drifting down a lazy river while flipping a bug under the bushes. Large bream and red-breast lay there waiting to play tug-of-war with the angler who has the patience to wait.”

On November 13, 2004 William V. Reynolds was recognized for his mastery and skill in writing by induction into The Authors Of The Round Table, an honorary organization sponsored by the owners and staff of The Book Shop in Brunswick, Georgia.

William was recognized in Who’s Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets in November 2002. Who’s Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets is a Biographical Dictionary of the most influential writers, authors, and poets of the 20th Century and promising, noteworthy writers of the 21st century who through a combined goal have influenced thought through words.  Major libraries, researchers, journalists, educators, employers, businesses, publishers, magazines, public relations agencies, and other literary institutions rely on this prestigious publication as the primary source of information on writers of vision, diplomacy, aptitude, investigative journalism, poetic passion, and scholarly wisdom. Those who have been nominated for this honor have come to the attention of the media, publishers, agents, and readers throughout the country because of their contributions to literacy, literature, creative visions, and imagination through the written word.