by D. L. Koontz | Jul 26, 2016 | Journal
Readers love to share unusual tidbits about writing with me, and I love it! I always ponder them, sometimes post them, and, on a good day, even try them. But, two ideas I received recently prompted me to put on the brakes: (1) the drabble, and (2) the cell phone...
by D. L. Koontz | Jul 21, 2016 | Journal, Life of a Writer, Uncategorized
I love my cell phone. In fact, like many people, I would be lost without it. But, cell phones have made the task of a fiction writer a little more challenging. Sometimes it can be head-banging to plot and write a story around the ever-present aspect of instant...
by D. L. Koontz | Jul 20, 2016 | Journal, Life of a Writer
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...
by D. L. Koontz | Mar 25, 2016 | Journal, Life of a Writer
(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...
by D. L. Koontz | Dec 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Would you like to win a Kindle Fire for your loved one for Christmas? Perhaps to pamper yourself with? Enter to win a Kindle Fire and a set of print copies of Crossing Into the Mystic and Edging Through the Darkness. The ways to enter are listed on the Rafflecopter...