I'd worked at a small town newspaper, and I was thinking of all the strange stories that I had seen float through the newsroom in my time there that were dismissed as kind of amusing curiosities. Somehow from that I… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
I've never really found inspiration for story ideas in the news, but I'd say it certainly affects our lives in so many ways. I would say that certainly the stories of the day appear in the work - I just… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
I would say of characters I've created, the one I've felt the most connected to emotionally was Adam Austin from 'The Prophet.' I think… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
“...what still blew them all away was time itself, the days and months and the years, oh yes, the years. They went faster than… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
In 'The Prophet' I really fell in love with those characters, there was an emotional connection there that I don't think I've had in… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
Stephen King, by far, is the standard-bearer. I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is either lying… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
I think pressure can be an incentive toward improvement, and while I'm not denying that I feel some, I will also stress that it… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
I finished my first novel - it was around 300 pages long - when I was 16. Wrote one more before I got out… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
I've always listened to music while I write, but none of my work has been so directly impacted by a song as my new… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
For 'So Cold the River,' I'm actually working on adapting the book with Scott Silver, who was just nominated for an Oscar for 'The… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
Adam Nevill a spine-chiller in the classic tradition, a writer who draws you in from the world of the familiar, eases you into the… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
'Envy the Night' was my first stand alone, the first book I'd written in the third person and I loved the feel of that,… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
