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Jul 21, 2024 · Koontz, an only child, found solace in the Catholic faith after meeting his future wife, Gerda, in high school. Gerda, a junior and a Catholic, introduced Koontz to a loving and harmonious family environment, starkly different from his own.
Jan 18, 2016 · Koontz married his high school girlfriend Gerda, to whom he is still married and who he deeply admires. He spoke about modeling strong heroines in his books after Gerda and his mother. It reminded me how writers often write what they know. He and Gerda negotiated him leaving teaching for five years while she would support him as he wrote full-time.
As of 2006, he lives there with his wife, Gerda (Cerra), in Newport Coast, California, behind the gates of Pelican Hills. In 2008, he was the world's sixth-most highly paid author, tied with John Grisham, at $25 million annually. [ 17 ] In 2019, Koontz began publishing with Amazon Publishing.
Jan 9, 1998 · In 1969, Gerda, Koontz’s wife and former high school sweetheart, offered to be their sole support for five years so Dean could quit teaching and devote his full attention to writing. “If you...
May 22, 2014 · Gerda, my wife and first reader of my manuscripts, is an honest critic of my work, and a good one.
Although Koontz was born into the United Church of Christ, he converted to Catholicism after marrying his wife, Gerda. Koontz—whose upcoming book, "Your Heart Belongs to Me" is set for release...
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Dean Koontz is one of the world’s most prolific and best-selling writers, with more than 120 novels to his name. During a difficult childhood, books were his refuge, so he has devoted his life...
