Have you ever written Dean Koontz

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

J. S. wrote: "If Dean can teleport as you say, then he must save a lot of money on travel costs. :]"

That's how he gets his writing time in.

[Tasha]

The next Odd Thomas book is in the works now? That's the best news I've heard all day. 'Course, it is only 8:30am. ;) But still...sweet!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Tasha wrote: "The next Odd Thomas book is in the works now? That's the best news I've heard all day. 'Course, it is only 8:30am. ;) But still...sweet!"

Now that Frankenstein is out of the way, Odd is making for a comeback :-)

[J.S.]

I hope the next Odd Thomas book is better than the last one. Odd Hours left too many loose ends that confused me.

[Tasha]

Awesome. I might have to re-read them all in the next year to refresh my memory.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Do you get Dean's Useless News?

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Of course I do. I couldn't live with out it. I look forward to the next issue for month and everyday I think I wonder if today is the day that Useless News will arrive. You should get some Useless News also - here's how:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

You are welcome. I love to share Useless information :-)

[Markus]

Hey all!

I'm going to write Koontz a letter :)
- but i don't know at which adress I have to sent the letter?

And on what should I pay attention, when I sent the letter?

is it ok when I use a standard envelope - write the adress on it, put the letter in it and send it?

[Markus]

Thanks Kyle! :)

so, this is the right adress?

Dean Koontz
PO Box 9529
Newport Beach, California 92658


hopefully I got also a nice reply from him back :)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

He always responds to snail mail typically with a handwritten note :-) and by writing to Dean Koontz you get on his Useless News mailing list so he will send you his quarterly newsletter with updates.

The Newport Beach PO BOX is the Correct Mailing Address and is listed in the back of each book Dean Koontz writes :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Really? Maybe I should write to John. By the way, in The Manhattan Hunt Club we are going to read The Right Hand of Evil in February... We haven't done a group read there for several months so this is really exciting. Are you interested in joining the evil fun? Click below to RSVP:
http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/8...

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Ah 40 books sitting on the shelve is nothing. Take some time out for Evil - it'll be fun :-) Maybe is one step toward Yes. Thanks Kyle!

[Markus]

Dustin, on my books I can't find any adress, because I'm from Austria ( a small country in the middle of Europe^^) so I read the koontz books in German language ;)

..and hopefully my letter will arrive deans house without problems.. because it is a long way for the letter from Austria to California ;)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I didn't think about Dean's mailing address not being in the back of his books in other countries. FYI: To my knowledge, Dean only sends his Useless News Newsletter to fans in North America (United States and Canada) (of course I don't know everything - that's just what I remember from my memory) Anyway, I'm sure your letter will reach it's destination :-)

[Markus]

Thanks for the information Dustin! :)
its not so tragic, that I dont get the Useless News - a personal written letter and maybe an autograph is the only thing I want - and hopefully I get it :)

Thanks Kyle - next week I'm going to send the letter! :)

[Åsa]

When International readers write to Dean he sends the current issue of Useless News. We do not however end up on a mailing list where we get every issue. But on both occasions when I wrote to him they enclosed the Useless News that was out at the time, so unless they've stopped doing that I think Markus can expect one.

[Markus]

Oh, that sound's good Asa :)

one last question, then I'm happy :)

Do I have to pay the return postage?
Or does Dean Koontz pay for the shipping/dispatch of the letter that he will write to me?

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Åsa wrote: "When International readers write to Dean he sends the current issue of Useless News. We do not however end up on a mailing list where we get every issue. But on both occasions when I wrote to him t..."

:-) Thanks for sharing the good news

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Markus wrote: "Do I have to pay the return postage?
Or does Dean Koontz pay for the shipping/dispatch of the letter that he will write to me?
"

I don't know how these international affairs work, but I would assume Dean would pay postage when he responds :-)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Markus wrote: "Thanks for the information Dustin! :)
its not so tragic, that I dont get the Useless News - a personal written letter and maybe an autograph is the only thing I want - and hopefully I get it :)

Th..."

Well, if I didn't get my Useless News, it would be a tragedy for me! :-) I really look forward to receiving Useless News.

[Markus]

today I got a package from Mr. Dean Koontz. only for around 2 months later! :)

I got a letter 4 personal lines on it and the book "a big little life"! :)

he has written in it: "To Markus, some angels have fur instead of wings!"

(because I was writing about my dog which I lost two years ago)

a very very nice and beautiful gesture from Dean Koontz!

Here are the pictures, if you have facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?se...

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Markus wrote: "today I got a package from Mr. Dean Koontz. only for around 2 months later! :)

I got a letter 4 personal lines on it and the book "a big little life"! :)

he has written in it: "To Markus, some an..."

LIKE :-)

[J.S.]

Markus wrote: "today I got a package from Mr. Dean Koontz. only for around 2 months later! :)

I got a letter 4 personal lines on it and the book "a big little life"! :)

he has written in it: "To Markus, some an..."

Markus, that is so cool!

I hung the note I received from Koontz on the bulletin board over my desk so I can look at it whenever I sit down to write.

[Tracy]

J.S. wrote: "Markus wrote: "today I got a package from Mr. Dean Koontz. only for around 2 months later! :)

I got a letter 4 personal lines on it and the book "a big little life"! :)

he has written in it: "To ..."

Oh I'm sure that's inspiring.

[Markus]

great idea J.S. ! :)

glad to hear that some of you are also at the Dean Koontz Community Forum - I sent there my pictures so that everybody can see it who hasn't a facebook account! :)

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

What is this Dean Koontz Community to which you refer? Please post link so I may visit.

[Mark]

Yes do please pay us a visit Dustin. It's a cool place and I've made a good set of friends there.

[Markus]

Dany wrote: "It's a nice site that a GR Member started about 3-4 years ago and about 12 of my GR friends are members there. I found GR from that forum. Come check it out. Here's a link: http://koontzcommunity.i..."

yeah, this is the Community forum, and precisely my post of the pictures are here:
http://koontzcommunity.informe.com/fo...

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I shall have to visit this enchanting place :-) Thank you for the invite.

[J.S.]

Markus wrote: "Dany wrote: "It's a nice site that a GR Member started about 3-4 years ago and about 12 of my GR friends are members there. I found GR from that forum. Come check it out. Here's a link: http://koon..."

The note he wrote to you is almost the same as the one he wrote to me. Form notes within a form letter! lol

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...

[Shastina , Koontzland Social Media Moderator]

I'm glad I saw this conversation.
I too have joined the Dean Koontz Community!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I joined, but it's a whole new reality to get used to so it may be a while before I get adventurous and participate more in the DKC :-)

[Scribblescribe]

I've never written to him. Maybe when I am done reading all of his novels in print I will do so.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Scribblescribe wrote: "I've never written to him. Maybe when I am done reading all of his novels in print I will do so."

:-) no need to wait that long. Dean has written a lot of books that are still in print so you would be waiting a long time unless you really go on a Koontz Kick, but reading that many Dean Koontz books back to back is not recommended.

Write to him soon so you'll be on his Useless News mailing list. Just a short note will do :-)

[Scribblescribe]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Scribblescribe wrote: "I've never written to him. Maybe when I am done reading all of his novels in print I will do so."

:-) no need to wait that long. Dean has written a lot of books that are sti..."

I only have two or three more books of his to read and a biography. I've read 13 of his books back to back recently.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Scribblescribe wrote: "I only have two or three more books of his to read and a biography. I've read 13 of his books back to back recently. "

Be careful. That much Koontz can be very dangerous! It's okay to read another author if it gets to be too much for your mind to handle. As Koontz addicts, we understand and are here to help :-)

[Holly]

I've never written to him yet, but I have been thinking about it quite a lot lately......

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Holly wrote: "I've never written to him yet, but I have been thinking about it quite a lot lately......"

Just do it :-) It doesn't have to be a great masterpiece. I just wrote him a short hand-written note and he returned the favor. If you write to him you will get his newsletter called Useless News and likely get something back with his signature.

[Holly]

Awesome! I'll have to get right on it then.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Holly wrote: "Awesome! I'll have to get right on it then."

Yes! Don't Delay. Write today, right away! :-)

[Holly]

It'll have to wait until tonight, but I'll definitely do it!

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Holly wrote: "It'll have to wait until tonight, but I'll definitely do it!"

I like your attitude :-) stick to your goal and you will go far!

[Holly]

Thanks! :-)

I have a question.....
Out of The Servants of Twilight, Strange Highways, One Door Away From Heaven, and The Key to Midnight, which do you recommend I read first?

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

I would recommend "One Door Away From Heaven" I like that book so much that I tattooed the title on my left arm :-) "By the Light of the Moon" is of course tattooed on my right arm.

[Holly]

Thanks for the recommendation. Ha, that's awesome! :-)

[Julia]

I wrote him just recently and he replied back with an autographed copy of A Big Little Life and a short letter. :D I would attach a photo but I don't know how. He replied back in less than a month.

[Mary]

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I would recommend "One Door Away From Heaven" I like that book so much that I tattooed the title on my left arm :-) "By the Light of the Moon" is of course tattooed on my right arm."

Ha--you are Crazy, little brown owl.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl, Colorful Colorado]

Thank you. I also have "This Momentous Day" tattooed on my right leg/thigh :-)

[Terri]

I wrote to Dean Koontz at the end of last year and shortly received back a signed copy of his book "a big little life" with a wonderful little letter and a copy of Useless News. I can't express my thrill of this!
Unfortunately, I have not received any other Useless News mailings and wondered if maybe I had just not made it onto the mailing list or if there had been a break in the publication of the newsletter?