I have treat for Trixie (who is dog) if she would ever deign to visit this writer’s (who am not dog) blog and snuffle around a bit. I don’t even care if she leaves anything on the lawn.
And for those of you who think I’ve gone off the grammatical deep end, or wondering if I lost my medication again, fear not. I’m just excited to hear developments on the Dean Koontz front. If you, like myself, are a Koontz fan and don’t know about his dog, Trixie, then shame upon thee.
For Trixie’s latest monthly column, click here. Make sure you bring a treat.
(and the meds are right on the bathroom sink, I swear)
Aside from that, why am I so gleeful?
For starters, we’ve got news of Koontz’s new book, plus the first two chapters here. It’s called The Good Guy and it’s coming out May 29 of this year. Thank goodness. Wasn’t sure how much I could wait for another Koontz yarn, even after reading both The Husband and Brother Odd in record time. I was lucky to get both books out of the store before getting to the last page. I am in awe of this guy’s ability to pace a story.
And furthermore, there’s a contest you can participate in, should you desire a shot at $5k.
The Dean Koontz “Shoot The Good Guy” Book Trailer Contest
All ye must do, brave one, is create a 30-second video trailer for the upcoming book. There are a few stipulations on what the video must include, and then you must post it on the YouTube club devoted to this contest. Are you willing? Are you able? Are you daring enough?
Am I? I dunno. I don’t have much graphical, gee-whiz-bang ability with video stuff, and the closest I have to any kind of video recorder is my webcam. So…I guess it depends on whether I get any great inspiration. Of course, reading those first two chapters provides some nifty ideas, but I’m not sure how people are going to react if I show up in a bar, toting a laptop and webcam while pointing it around and saying, “Okay, now how would you act if I was going to shoot you?”
I got hooked on Koontz ever since picking up The Taking, and have devoured at least 2/3rds of his entire body of works since then. There was a month or two where I read about ten or fifteen of his works, one right after the other. Also check out the work in progress of his remake of the Frankenstein legacy. Awesome stuff. I’m sure The Good Guy will be just as compelling and thrilling as anything else he’s done.
I see that smile.