dean koontz

Page One, produced and hosted by author Holly Lynn Payne, celebrates the craft that goes into writing the first sentence, first paragraph and first page of your favorite books. The first page is often the most rewritten page of any book because it has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. We interview master storytellers on the struggles and stories behind the first page of their books.

About the guest author:

Dean Koontz is a bestselling author and America's master of suspense with 79 New York Times bestsellers. He is also one of twelve writers in the world ever to have fourteen of these books rise to number one on the hardcover bestseller list, and sixteen of his books have risen to the number one position in paperback. His books have also been major bestsellers in Japan and Sweden. And he has been hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as “America’s most popular suspense novelist.” Dean is also a huge dog lover and is originally from Pennsylvania. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, and their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna. They are long time supporters of Canine Companions for Independence. You can find his website at www.deankoontz.com.

About the host:

Holly Lynn Payne is an award-winning novelist and writing coach, and the former CEO and founder of Booxby, a startup built to help authors succeed. She is an internationally published author of four historical fiction novels. Her debut, The Virgin's Knot, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book. She recently finished her first YA crossover novel inspired by her nephew with Down syndrome. She lives in Marin County with her daughter and enjoys mountain biking, surfing and hiking with her dog. To learn more about her books and private writing coaching services, please visit hollylynnpayne.com or find her at Instagram and Twitter @hollylynnpayne.

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Thank you for listening to the Page One Podcast, where master storytellers discuss the stories and struggles behind the critical first page of their books. If you liked this episode, please share it on social, leave a review on your favorite podcast players and tell your friends! 

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Yuki and John discuss Authors. 

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The Nerdy Reads team celebrates National Best Friend Day in this week's episode! We also reviewed JoyBa Bubble Tea and discussed the book House at the End of the World. There is also news of alien spacecraft! You do not want to miss this one! 

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Em's got two books to discuss this week - The Other Emily by Dean Koontz and Stranger In The Woods by Anni Taylor - plus a new chapter of Ocean Eyes -- enjoy!

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Gregg Is a prolific writer and shares with us numerous lessons from his now decades long career. In this episode we will hear

• Why Shakespeare is amazing and relevant to all authors today
• Gregg's process for writing
• How Jordan Peterson actually officiated his wedding. 
• What Gregg thinks is the solution to a lot of issues we face as a country. 

Page One, produced and hosted by author Holly Lynn Payne, celebrates the craft that goes into writing the first sentence, first paragraph and first page of your favorite books. The first page is often the most rewritten page of any book because it has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. We interview master storytellers on the struggles and stories behind the first page of their books.

About the guest author:

Dean Koontz is the author of more than 100 books, 79 of which are New York Times bestsellers. He is one of twelve writers ever to have fourteen of these books rise to number one on the hardcover bestseller list and his books have also been major bestsellers in Japan and Sweden. He has been hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as “America’s most popular suspense novelist.” Dean is also a huge dog lover and is originally from Pennsylvania. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, and their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirit of their goldens, Trixie and Anna. 

Dean's early years

After graduating from Shippensburg State College (now Shippensburg University), Koontz's first job after graduation was with the Appalachian Poverty Program, where he was expected to counsel and tutor underprivileged children on a one-to-one basis. His first day on the job, he discovered that the previous occupier of his position had been beaten up by the very kids he had been trying to help and had landed in the hospital for several weeks. The following year was filled with challenge but also tension, and Koontz was more highly motivated than ever to build a career as a writer. 

He wrote nights and weekends, which he continued to do after leaving the poverty program and going to work as an English teacher in a suburban school district outside Harrisburg. After a year and a half in that position, his wife, Gerda, made him an offer he couldn’t refuse: “I’ll support you for five years,” she said, “and if you can’t make it as a writer in that time, you’ll never make it.” By the end of those five years, Gerda had quit her job to run the business end of her husband’s writing career.

Visit his website: https://deankoontz.com/

About the host:

Holly Lynn Payne is an award-winning novelist and writing coach, and the former CEO and founder of Booxby , a startup built to help authors succeed. Her debut novel, The Virgin's Knot, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book. Her books have been published in eleven countries and translated into nine languages. Her most recent novel, Damascena:The Tale of Roses and Rumi, has been optioned for a film series. She's currently at work on her first YA crossover novel inspired by her nephew with Down syndrome. She lives in Marin County with her daughter and enjoys mountain biking, surfing and hiking with her Labrador Retriever, Lady Gaia. To learn more about her writing coaching services, please visit hollylynnpayne.com.

Submissions to Page One:

If you have a first page of fiction that you’d like to submit to the Page One Podcast, please do so here.

After the first few episodes, it occurred to me that maybe someone listening might be curious how their first page sits with an audience, so I’m opening up Page One to any writer who wants to submit the first page of a novel they’re currently writing. 

If your page is chosen, you’ll be invited onto the show to read it and get live feedback from one of Page One’s master storytellers. Page One exists to educate, inspire, and celebrate the work of both well-known and unknown creative talent.  

You can listen to Page One on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher and all your favorite podcast players. 

Hear past episodes.

Thank you for listening to the Page One Podcast, where master storytellers discuss the stories and struggles behind the critical first page of their books. If you liked this episode, please share it on social, leave a review on your favorite podcast players and tell your friends! 

I hope you enjoy this labor of love as much as I love hosting, producing, and editing it. Please keep in touch by signing up to receive my newsletter at www.hollylynnpayne.com with the latest episodes each month. Delivered to your inbox with a smile. 

For the love of books and writers,

Holly Lynn Payne
@hollylynnpayne
www.hollylynnpayne.com

Shakin Shaner and Jeremy discuss how they discovered this New York Times Bestseller from Dean Koontz.  WARNING--Listen at your own peril, as the Bodachs have sabotaged Jeremy's audio to prevent him from advising this realm of their existence. We tried to salvage his comments even after the Bodachs' otherworldly attacks. 

​Odd Thomas sees dead people. However, that is not the strangest or most interesting thing about him. Dead people seek Thomas out. They do not speak, but they communicate with Odd telepathically, frequently leading Odd to their killers. Shakin Shaner discuss this refreshing character and explore the world of Pico Mundo and they cast of characters to include the Fungus Man and Odd's destiny, Stormy.

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Took some time off, but I'm back with a new episode of the MY WIFE HATES VIDEO GAMES podcast.  In this episode we look at the dire state of 2020 thanks to the pandemic, Celebrity Family Feud, dildo jackets, drunken tales, pranks and the dangers of mixing diet drugs and alcohol.

Links for some of what we talked about:

Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz: https://amzn.to/3fsH5Kl
AfterParty by Daryl Gregory: https://amzn.to/2L9DZwz
Freefall by Craig Alanson: https://amzn.to/33A30vF

Last One Laughing: https://amzn.to/31jGvrM

Alli aka "the diet drug on a slippery slope to weight loss"

Last... I'm obviously all about Free to Play when it comes to video games but if you can't and you must break out the wallet:
Google Play - https://amzn.to/3cYrm4o
iTunes - https://amzn.to/2TONIOj
Playstation - https://amzn.to/2w8j4pZ
XBox - https://amzn.to/2Wbjtmc

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Rudy, Toby, Tyler, and Kenny (AKA Cade) quickly discuss the current history of the CoronaVirus as of 3/21/20. We go over the basics of what we know currently and the CDC's list of myths that people are apparently spreading. 

If you want to skip all that and go straight into the conspiracies since we're all living this life right now.. Skip to around the 19:52 time mark.

Did China's Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, accuse the United States of starting the CoronaVirus?

Does CoronaVirus have any similarities to the video game Resident Evil?

Did Dean Koontz "The Eyes of Darkness" book predict the future?

Is there a cult located in all the areas where the outbreaks first started?

Did the Simpsons do it once again and predict this event?

Is this nature fighting back against us?


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Most of the sources:
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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/health/coronavirus-human-actions-intl/index.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/03/18/coronavirus-fact-check-covid-19-caused-eating-animals/5073094002/
https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/livestock/can-pigs-catch-covid-19
https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/647746342716797/?v=647746342716797
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/is-covid-19-a-bioweapon-five-conspiracy-theories-around-coronavirus-that-will-shock-you/coronavirus-predicted-in-a-novel/slideshow/74388522.cms
https://www.latestly.com/social-viral/coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-twitterati-share-covid-19-pandemic-prediction-from-dean-koontz-1981-book-the-eyes-of-darkness-1601764.html
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-suggests-debunked-conspiracy-theory-that-coronavirus-chinese-bioweapon-worthy-1493346
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51353279https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/world/asia/coronavirus-china-conspiracy-theory.html
https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1253778/coronavirus-chinese-lab-leak-bioweapon-wuhan-institute-virolgy-francis-boyle-spt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s56zAchvk3w
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/resident-evil-umbrella-coronavirus/
https://gamerant.com/coronavirus-resident-evil-connection/
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/03/facebook-posts/viral-image-draws-misleading-parallel-between-coro/