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 sell, but I liked the character and I knew the world so I tried what was, in my mind, a sequel. Wrote that when I was 20, and that one made it. Michael Koryta Read Quote
We understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural. Michael Koryta Read Quote
You should be writing for the love of the story, and when it comes time to return to the manuscript, everything else belongs behind a closed door. Michael Koryta Read Quote
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 a while. It made me think it would be nice to stick with the characters for a little bit and see what happens. Michael Koryta Read Quote
What I like about writing a stand alone novel is you’re starting with a fresh world and fresh characters. Part of what I love about writing is that journey of discovery where it’s all new to me as well. Michael Koryta Read Quote
What I love is the writing, it’s not having written. I like the process of it. Michael Koryta Read Quote
Horror and supernatural novels give you a lot of what you look for in a crime novel, just with a twist that was very fresh for me as a reader. Michael Koryta Read Quote
Hopefully my books are improving. One of the ways I find motivation to improve is looking at someone who is already at a high level and continues to get better with each book. That’s really what you want to emulate. Michael Koryta Read Quote
I think if you looked at the kind of ebb and flow of supernatural fiction and horror fiction, it does seem to be more popular in times when we’re hammered over the head daily with threats from all angles, very real threats. Michael Koryta Read Quote
