Ep523 - Dean Koontz: “The Soul of Dean Koontz. All-Time Bestselling Author”

Dean Koontz is one of the most successful bestselling authors, with over 120 novels published, which have sold an incredible 500m+ copies. This ranks Dean among the top 10 bestselling authors of all time, and one of the top three living authors, an accolade he shares with J.K. Rowling. In his latest novel, The Forest of Lost Souls, Dean weaves suspense and nature with our innate connection with animals to create a suspenseful page-turner.

In this interview, we discuss:

Where Dean’s book ideas come from
How Dean’s book titles emerge
The importance of characters
We have listener questions on plotting, research
Dean’s favourite books that he has written
How Dean’s torrid childhood and abusive father shaped the writer he is today

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How Dean gets in the writing zone and what to do when it happens to you
Dean’s spiritual experience of writing. Are you ‘writing or being written’?
The most important writing advice Dean ever received, and how it has fueled his incredible success.

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