I finished my first novel - it was around 300 pages long - when I was 16. Wrote one more before I got out of high school, then wrote the first Lincoln Perry novel when I was 19. It didn't… — 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 Fighter,' and who also wrote '8 Mile,' which I think is a terrific screenplay. The chance… — 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
