Following Your Passion
I write novels that blend historical intrigue and modern-day suspense with romance and a touch of supernatural. Try to find that category at your favorite book store. As such, one of my favorite parts of writing is undertaking research. In Book 3 (Escaping from the...
“Once More, with Feeling!”
(Or, Reflections on Grocery Shopping) Anyone who has taken lessons in something creative—singing, dancing, instruments—has heard the instruction to do it again. And, “with feeling!” But, oh my, I hate to repeat things. That’s why my piano-playing skills never...
Why Writers Write
In high school my friend Teresa could sing like a lark. And she did, every chance she got. One day I asked her how she did it. How could she overcome stage fright and sing songs in front of hundreds of people, without fear of rejection or critical feedback? Her...
Confidence, Paging Confidence…Has it Left the Building?
A Lesson from an Island Stranger “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.”― Henry David Thoreau “The eyes of others (are) our prisons; their thoughts our cages.” ― Virginia Woolf “When I was a child my mother said...
36 Quotes to Kick-start Your Creativity
The writer’s life can be an odd undertaking, generally waffling between moments of euphoria and despair, then back again in seconds. If my editor could edit my life the way she does my books, I think we’d both be happier. The euphoria comes when the words flow, the...
Historical intrigue interwoven with modern-day suspense and a touch of the mysterious.
Contemporary romantic suspense.
Coming-of-age sagas.
About Koontz’s Writing:
An award-winning writer, former journalist and corporate escapee, D. L. Koontz writes about what she knows: muddled lives, nail-biting unknowns and eternal hope. Growing up, she learned the power of stories and intrigue from saged storytellers on the front porch of her Allegheny Mountains farmhouse. Despite being waylaid for years by academia and corporate endeavors, her roots proved that becoming a writer of suspense was only a matter of time. She has been published in seven languages.
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American Society of Journalists and Authors
American Christian Fiction Writers