How I Write Clips(@PerellClips):"I know how to write sociopaths because I grew up with them." Dean Koontz on how his childhood influenced his life: "What seemed to me as a child the worst thing in my life turned out to give me an insight into a certain kind of psychology that's been very valuable for the books I write." "I didn't talk about my childhood until I'd been writing for decades. I was stunned that I suddenly was getting thousands of letters from people who had similar childhoods, some not as bad as mine, some worse. And the question kept being, 'how did you get past it?'" "This is not noble, but you have to get past it, or the bastard won. You don't want the person trying to destroy your life to win."

2026.08.18 18:45

"I know how to write sociopaths because I grew up with them." Dean Koontz on how his childhood influenced his life: "What seemed to me as a child the worst thing in my life turned out to give me an insight into a certain kind of psychology that's been very valuable for the books I write." "I didn't talk about my childhood until I'd been writing for decades. I was stunned that I suddenly was getting thousands of letters from people who had similar childhoods, some not as bad as mine, some worse. And the question kept being, 'how did you get past it?'" "This is not noble, but you have to get past it, or the bastard won. You don't want the person trying to destroy your life to win."