words. ideas. stories.

(and a lot of caffeine)

About Dylan

William Dylan Powell is a Houston-based writer. With 20 years of professional writing experience, his creative interests and projects range from mystery fiction to books about Texas to the everyday writing people need to get on with business and life. He’s the author of 10 books, 50+ published works of short fiction and hundreds of commercial creative projects.

Commercial writing

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powell's commercial writing has made businesses nationwide millionS

One of the leading commercial writers in Texas, Powell has contributed creative concepts and copywriting expertise to some of the nation’s leading Fortune 500 corporations. He has a career focus on specifically helping energy, industrial, technology and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) clients. Learn more about his commercial work.

books about texas

texas: a big place with big stories

Powell has written seven books about Texas and Texas history, including his popular regional interest title Secret Houston. “I like writing about Texas because it’s a big place culturally as well as geographically,” he says. “From the Big Bend to the streets of Houston, everyone has a story.” Check out his books about Texas.

crime & mystery

once upon a crime in texas

Powell also writes dark, and sometimes funny, crime stories set in Texas. His short fiction regularly appears in publications including Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and other endeavors dedicated to the darkness of mankind. He's also the author of the true crime book Untimely Demise. Learn more about Powell's fiction work.