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Michael Connelly
American
Author
Born:
Jul 21
,
1956
Books
Me
People
Think
Writing
You
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I trust the readers to build their own visual images. To me, that's part of the wonder of reading.
Michael Connelly
Me
Trust
Build
Reading
Own
Visual
Part
Readers
Wonder
Images
As a reporter, you develop an ear for dialogue because it's your job to capture it accurately.
Michael Connelly
You
Job
Develop
Because
Dialogue
Reporter
Accurately
Your
Capture
Ear
Eight to ten years in a patrol car? I didn't have that in me.
Michael Connelly
Me
Car
Ten
Ten Years
Years
Eight
Patrol
My entire career writing novels was wrapped up around Harry Bosch. This character was too important to me to just hand off.
Michael Connelly
Character
Me
Writing
Important
Too
Harry
Wrapped
Entire
Entire Career
Around
Hand
Off
Up
Just
Novels
Career
Being a journalist always makes you a quick study of wherever you're at. You're out all the time and seeing places that normally you wouldn't get to see. It gives you an unusual level of insight into any place.
Michael Connelly
Time
You
Journalist
Out
See
Insight
Seeing
Gives
Study
Unusual
Makes
Always
Quick
Normally
Get
Any
Being
Wherever
Place
Places
Level
When I lived in L.A. full time, I moved often - fourteen different neighbourhoods in sixteen years.
Michael Connelly
Time
Years
Often
Sixteen
Moved
Different
Full
Full-Time
Lived
Fourteen
Keeping your head down and just writing is only part of the equation, so I surround myself with smart people to help sell my books.
Michael Connelly
Myself
People
Writing
Smart
Down
Books
Only
Part
Head
Smart People
Equation
Surround
Sell
Just
Your
Help
Keeping
I'm one hundred percent Irish, and I'm very proud that I'm Irish American, though I don't know exactly where my ancestors came from. I just know County Cork.
Michael Connelly
Cork
Hundred
Ancestors
Though
Exactly
Percent
Know
County
Proud
Came
Very
Irish
American
Just
Where
I write puzzles and mysteries. Nothing too highfalutin.
Michael Connelly
Mysteries
Nothing
Too
Write
Puzzles
Writing a screenplay is so spare, it kind of reminded me that I really should celebrate what I can do in a book, which is description: for example, places, people, locations.
Michael Connelly
Me
Celebrate
Book
People
Writing
Example
Locations
Kind
Reminded
For Example
Screenplay
Which
Places
Spare
Really
Should
Description
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