 Each night he worked on his fiction writing with the aspiration that one day, his stories would be able to support himself, his wife, Florence Tapley, and their children, Roger, Ben, and Penelope.Williams first publications were "The Wings of 'Lias" in "Smith's Magazine" in July 1915, and on August 23, 1915 in "The Popular Magazine" with his short story, "Deep Stuff".After that his popularity slowly grew.