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" My favorite is 'The Last Coyote.' I'm not saying that's the best book I've written; I hope I haven't written my best book yet, but that one was the first book I wrote as a full-time author, with my full-time focus. I have a nostalgic feeling about it. "

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" The three books I've written in Florida about L.A. are my best takes on the physicality of the city, as far as description goes. "

Michael Connelly

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" I learned to write crime novels by reading people I hoped to emulate: people like James Lee Burke, Lawrence Block, Joseph Wambaugh, and Sue Grafton. "

Michael Connelly

People

Write

" I realize now I could have gotten a whole book out of that and so I think that was a big mistake. But the truth is you write in the moment and with your head down and there is no way back then that I could have conceived of Harry having the longevity that he has had. "

" L.A. is a long shot city, and those who make that shot - you can tell. You can see very clearly who's made it and who hasn't. "

" I want to tell stories that reflect how people are feeling. "

" You have to write about what scares you. "

" What brought me to the table was Raymond Chandler and, to a lesser degree, Ross Macdonald and Dashiell Hammett. I was basically inspired to want to write like the classic private-eye writers. "

" I write my books never thinking of an actor. "

" There is a prevailing school of thought that something good must take time, sometimes years to create and hone. I have always felt that the books I have written fastest have been my best - because I caught an unstoppable momentum in the writing. "

" When I write about places in L.A. - like where the best taco truck is or something - it's not about L.A. To me, it's about Harry Bosch, because he's the guy that does these things and has this experience. "

Michael Connelly

Experience

Best

" I connect to the tradition of Irish storytelling. And I think there is something - I can't put my finger on it - something genetic there. Maybe just a need to tell stories. "

" I trust the readers to build their own visual images. To me, that's part of the wonder of reading. "

Michael Connelly

Wonder

Build

" 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. "

" In writing on the page, you can be a bit elliptical, but on TV, you can't dance around stuff. You either show it, or you don't. "

" I'd be lying if I said the success means nothing to me. It does. I enjoy it and live a pretty great life. "

" I have a large collection of biographies about jazz musicians. "

" I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer. "

Michael Connelly

Love

Writer

" That's what I like most about writing fiction over journalism: the easy metaphors! "

" All my writing is fun, and that makes it hard to slow down or walk away. "

" As a reporter, you develop an ear for dialogue because it's your job to capture it accurately. "

" What is overriding that and most important is that readers generally are interested in a good character. They might be more comfortable with Harry because they think they know him, but they always seem willing to give somebody new a chance. "

" In 1995, I sold the rights to Harry Bosch to Paramount. They had several screenplays written, but a movie never happened. Harry Bosch went on the shelf, and I had to wait 15 years to get him back. "

" 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. "

" I never miss L.A. because I'm there enough. "

" I write at a pace that suits me, and sometimes it's two books a year, but most often it's one. "

" Many writers learned their craft and work ethic at a newspaper. I benefited from that. "

" I think there's a general misconception that anything written quickly lacks quality, and I don't believe that. "

" I'm just going to write the best books I can. "

" I hate people thinking their city is unique, but there is a certain aura about Los Angeles; it's not necessarily a beautiful thing, but it's part of Harry Bosch. "

" 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. "