I think there's a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don't believe that. Michael Connelly generallackmisconception Change image and share on social
We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control. Michael Connelly controlorderseek Change image and share on social
Now I'm writing about contemporary Los Angeles from memory. My process was to hang out, observe, research what I was writing about, and almost immediately go back to my office and write those sections. So it was a very close transfer between observation and writing. Michael Connelly angelesbackclose share on social
Write every day even if it is just a paragraph. Michael Connelly dayparagraphwrite Change image and share on social
I think there'd be huge losses if there weren't newspapers. I know everything's shifting to the Internet and some people would say, 'News is news, what you're talking about is a change of consumption, not the product that's out there.' But I think there is a change. Michael Connelly changeconsumptionhuge share on social
I think books with weak or translucent plots can survive if the character being drawn along the path is rich, interesting and multi-faceted. The opposite is not true. Michael Connelly bookcharacterdraw Change image and share on social
I wrote my first real murder story as a journalist for the Daytona Beach News Journal in 1980. It was about a body found in the woods. Later, the murder was linked to a serial killer who was later caught and executed for his crimes. Michael Connelly beachbodycatch share on social