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My New Appreciation for Genesis 1 and the Crazy Characters God Places on the Earth

My New Appreciation for Genesis 1 and the Crazy Characters God Places on the Earth

by D. L. Koontz | May 16, 2014 | Journal

I write because I like creating something from nothing. Molding an entire world. Filling it with potential. Plunking in characters that I love and setting them free. Sound familiar? Does it remind you a bit of Genesis 1, and how God must have felt at creation? I’m not...
On the Road Again…and Oh the Sites to See

On the Road Again…and Oh the Sites to See

by D. L. Koontz | Apr 24, 2012 | Journal, Tripping Around the Blue Ridge

I journeyed the Blue Ridge from Georgia back to Marpennsylginia this past weekend. Unbeknownst to me, an email went out earlier declaring this past weekend as the date everyone over age 90 from the following states/provinces was to migrate back to the North for the...
In Writing: The “How NOT To’s” Are So Much More Fun Than the “How To’s”

In Writing: The “How NOT To’s” Are So Much More Fun Than the “How To’s”

by D. L. Koontz | Feb 24, 2012 | Journal, Life of a Writer, Sense and Nonsense

When the Farmers Exchange clock on my mantel strikes midnight and I find myself writing a sentence like this one: “Watch out for the tree!” Adriana barked…  …well, you know it’s time to get some rest. If you didn’t catch the “Tom Swiftie”...
Much Ado about This Thing Called Social Networking

Much Ado about This Thing Called Social Networking

by D. L. Koontz | Jan 17, 2012 | Journal, Life of a Writer, Sense and Nonsense

When I get exasperated with social networking, I often think of that poor bewildered character, “Jack.” You know the guy ― the protagonist in the children’s nursery rhyme, “The House that Jack Built.” If you need a refresher of the rhyme,...
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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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