Clifford Rabon

“Hollywood is a dog-eat-dog environment, which is no reflection on dogs, only something that people say.”
― Dean Koontz, Going Home in the Dark

“Although it is standard practice in these violent times for authors to kill major characters early in—as well as all the way through—a novel, merely for the shock value, this is not that kind of story, nor is the storyteller in this case cavalier about the value of human life. Of course, the storyteller reserves the right to kill off characters much later in the book, if the logic of the plot and the emotional payoff for readers justify it, or if the storyteller finds one or more characters annoying.”
― Dean Koontz, Going Home in the Dark

“[The previous sentence is a flagrant example of foreshadowing, a plot device that creates a pleasant anticipation in the reader. However, as the author, I feel the need to be honest with you, even at the cost of this intrusion, and I’m compelled to acknowledge that besides contributing to a building atmosphere of menace, Rebecca’s “disturbing feeling” also serves as an effective way to end Chapter One before it grows too long. Studies indicate that modern readers prefer shorter chapters. Before purchasing a novel, they conduct a “flip-through” to sample the prose, consider the readability of the typeface, and be sure the number of chapters promises a quick read.”
― Dean Koontz, Going Home in the Dark

“His first impulse was to turn the car around, head back to the airport in Indianapolis, fly to California, take a flight from there to Tokyo, and then decide on a destination that was comfortably far away from Maple Grove.”
― Dean Koontz, Going Home in the Dark