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 | Jun 30, 2015 | Awesome Cuisine, Journal
Edging through the Darkness (book #2 in The Crossings Trilogy) was released in May and I’m receiving a variety of questions! I’ll answer them in this blog from time to time, but here are the top three so far: publication date of book #3? (I don’t know…I’m...
by D. L. Koontz | Jun 26, 2015 | Journal
“Dear D.L., I loved Crossing into the Mystic but can’t remember who the characters are or what they did. I wish the entire trilogy was available at once. Can you add a list of characters to Book #2 since it now available? ~ Curious” Dear Curious, Thanks for the...
by D. L. Koontz | Jun 22, 2015 | Journal, Life of a Writer
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...
by D. L. Koontz | May 30, 2015 | Journal, Life Ever-Changing, Life of a Writer, Sense and Nonsense
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...
by D. L. Koontz | May 25, 2015 | Journal
Readers are awesome! In my last post, I mentioned availability of book #2—Edging through the Darkness—in my series, The Crossings Trilogy, and I immediately was peppered with questions. I’ll try to answer some of them here, without spoiling the story. Question: At the...