American - Author | July 21, 1956 -
Artists are supposed to stay hungry.
Michael Connelly
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I wanted to learn about the worlds I wanted to write about in fiction.
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Keeping your head down and just writing is only part of the equation, so I surround myself with smart people to help sell my books.
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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.
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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.
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I'm one hundred percent Irish, and I'm very proud that I'm Irish American, though I don't know exactly where my ancestors came from. I just know County Cork.
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My grandparents were all born in the U.S., but their parents came from Ireland.
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I write puzzles and mysteries. Nothing too highfalutin.
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