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Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly
American Author
Born: Jul 21, 1956
Books Me People Think Writing You
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
I get up to write while it's still dark, 5 or 5:30. I start by editing and rewriting everything I did the day before, and that gives some momentum for the day. Michael Connelly
Day Editing Dark Before Everything Some Gives Write For The Day Still Up Get Did Rewriting While Momentum Start
I never write thinking, 'What would a woman do?' any more than I think, 'What would a man do?' It comes down to what would a solid detective do in these circumstances. Michael Connelly
Man Woman Down Think Thinking Solid Circumstances Would Detective More Write Never Than Any
All my writing is fun, and that makes it hard to slow down or walk away. Michael Connelly
Writing Walk Slow Down Makes Hard Fun Away
My literary heroes all wrote about L.A.: Joseph Wambaugh, Ross Macdonald, and Raymond Chandler were the three writers that made me want to be a writer. Michael Connelly
Me Heroes Made Three Macdonald About Writer Writers Joseph Raymond Wrote Were Want Literary
I want to tell stories that reflect how people are feeling. Michael Connelly
People Feeling Reflect Tell How Want Stories
I'm not Mr. Hollywood. I'm a book writer. Michael Connelly
Book Writer Hollywood
I can't say I'm an expert on public transport. Michael Connelly
Say Expert Public Transport
I have high hopes for Renee Ballard's literary life, and it can't start out better than the top of 'USA TODAY''s best-seller list. Michael Connelly
Life Better Top Out High Hopes Best-Seller Than List Literary USA Start
As a writer, you look for inspiration wherever you can get it. Michael Connelly
You Inspiration Writer Look Get Wherever
I could not have been happier with 'The Lincoln Lawyer.' They got the essence, and the casting, starting with McConaughey, was just perfect. Michael Connelly
Lawyer Casting Perfect Could Got Lincoln Been Essence Just Happier Starting
Ross McDonald had a greater influence on me than any other writer. His style of writing, the repeated theme of the past coming out to grab somebody, that's very attractive to me as a reader and, now, as a writer. Michael Connelly
Me Writing Somebody Style Past Other Out Writer Had Attractive Reader Greater Coming Repeated His Very Grab Than Any Influence McDonald Theme Now
I'd be lying if I said the success means nothing to me. It does. I enjoy it and live a pretty great life. Michael Connelly
Life Success Great Me Nothing Live Enjoy Lying Great Life Pretty Does Said Means
When I went home at 20 to tell my parents, 'I don't want to be an engineer, I want to try and write books,' I was braced for, 'That's not gonna happen.' But I didn't get that response, and maybe it was because of my dad's experience of having an artistic dream and having to put it aside. Michael Connelly
Home Experience Try Engineer Parents Books Response Tell Dream Having Write Put Because Get Artistic Maybe Want Happen Gonna Aside Dad
When you're a detective on the midnight shift, you don't have a specialty: you roll on any time they need a detective, whether it's big or small. Michael Connelly
Time You Big Detective Small Shift Roll Any Whether Midnight Specialty Need
My history is that I will create a character, and they will have a book to themselves, and then I'll integrate the character into the larger world of all my books. Michael Connelly
Character History Book World Will Books Integrate Themselves Then Create Larger
I like stories about people who have to go into darkness for a good reason and then have to figure out how to deal with the darkness that seeps into their souls. Michael Connelly
Good People Darkness Out Good Reason About Like Deal Souls How Go Stories Then Figure Reason Who
When you're working on a novel, you never think about how much it would cost to shoot one of your scenes. But that's a huge consideration in film and TV. Michael Connelly
You Think Consideration TV Would About Cost Scenes Never How How Much Huge Shoot Much Working Your Novel Film Film And TV
I get into this unfortunate thing when I'm touring for my books. I was in Spain, and the media asked me, 'Who's your favorite Spanish mystery writer?' I'm totally flat-footed. I feel that I'm under-read when it comes to foreign writers. Michael Connelly
Me Books Favorite Totally Mystery Writer Writers Touring Feel Foreign Get Unfortunate Spain Spanish Asked Your Media Thing
I think it's pretty apparent who my favorites are because I keep coming back to them. At the top of that list would be Harry Bosch, who's now going on 20 years of literary life. I still like him the best because there's still a lot to say about him. Michael Connelly
Life Best Think Back Top Harry Say Would Would-Be Favorites Pretty About Like Him Because Still Coming Years Lot List Going Literary Them Apparent Who Keep Now
As far as characters in fiction that I really admire - it's pretty strong to say you would wish that you had created another character - but I'll throw out Will Graham, the protagonist in 'Red Dragon,' a book I've read several times. Michael Connelly
Character You Book Strong Will Wish Say Several Out Characters Would Admire Pretty Throw Had Red Protagonist Read Another Times Graham As Far As Fiction Far Created Really Dragon
I was a police reporter, so I got into the worlds that I write about, and I think many of the details in my books come from those days. Michael Connelly
Police Think Worlds Books Those Details About Write Days Come Got Reporter Many
I've been able to write at least one book a year for 20 years, and I don't think I would've had that kind of drive if I hadn't come out of the journalism business. Michael Connelly
Business Book Drive Year Think One Book Out At Least One Kind Able Write Had Journalism Come Least Been Years
I don't put a lot of description in the books because I write books the way I like to read them, and that is I like to build images and be a creative reader, and so I write that way. Michael Connelly
Creative Build Books Way Write Put Like Read Reader Because Lot Them Description Images
When I was in college, there were dollar movie nights. I went to see 'The Long Goodbye,' which was based on one of Chandler's books but was contemporary and set in Los Angeles in 1973. I loved the movie, which motivated me to read the book. Michael Connelly
Me Book College Long Nights Books See Angeles Goodbye Contemporary Read Los Los Angeles Motivated Were Dollar Movie Loved Which Based Set
I got lucky, and the first book, 'The Black Echo,' got published. Michael Connelly
Book Black First Echo Got Lucky Published
A movie is like a city. There's, like, 150 people working, and it's all because of something that came out of your head. Michael Connelly
People Out City Something Head Like Because Came Movie Working Your
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