Are You a Music Fan?
A beta reader for Crossing into the Mystic suggested that I was showing my age by having my character Clay – a young, brave, dashing, handsome guy, of course – describe the Eagles’ Greatest Hits album as the best one ever produced. Clay shares this thought while...
Dirt or Concrete?
I live on one end of this road. The world, on the other. I love that separating me from (or bridging me to…A matter of perspective?) that world is a red dirt road. A path made of earth—clay, sand and gravel that groans and shifts as if irritated when my shoes or...
What Do You Believe?
The Book of Isaiah teaches us never to seek counsel from the dead, but rather, from God. We should not harbor an unhealthy interest in demons. Besides suspense and a little romance, my book, Crossing into the Mystic, explores the notions of ghosts, or angels/demons...
Do You Have a Maypole in Your Life?
Happy May Day, dear friends! Traditionally, May Day marks the end of the unfarmable winter half of the year in the Northern hemisphere, and it is a cause for celebration in certain cultures. A May Day celebration generally involves a Maypole: a tall wooden pole with...
From Glamo to Drabo with Mono
Many people say that they wish they were the person their dogs think they are. I wish I was the person my friends’ answering messages imply I am. Over the past year, I’ve listened to the following messages: “Hi Deb. Long time no talk. You’re...
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