Fun with Radio Talk Shows
I’m tired of hearing about what arrogant snobs we Americans are. We’re elitist! We’re boastful! Oh, really? As I drive the beautiful Blue Ridge between the North and South, I have long stretches of time to listen to local radio talk shows. (There...
Suffering from Mood Poisoning Today
And then there was the guy who asked why anyone would spend years writing a novel when you can buy one for about twenty bucks. Clearly this guy doesn’t know that we writers as a lot are generally afflicted with one or more diseases that compel us to write....
I’ll Do This Write Away!
Dear Editors: I know you vehemently dislike “ly” words. You unapologetically have made that brutally clear at each conference I’ve dutifully attended, and with each painstakingly written work of mine that you’ve heartlessly, err, wisely rejected. Fortunately, I...
Food for Thought (Creative thought, that is)
In college, I discovered that I am more productive and creative, and can remember things longer, when I’m eating. (Yes, I gained the “freshman fifteen” and then some.) Fast forward more years that I want to admit, and here I am—a writer and consultant working from a...
The Most Incredible Love Letter Ever Written
I am fascinated with the Civil War ─ the era, the political atmosphere, the differing cultures of the North and the South, the sadness of how the four-year struggle destroyed a country, countless states, communities and, mostly, families. More than 10,000 military...
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 Christian Fiction Writers