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 have never gone so far as to say, well, this particular event could influence a plot of an entire book.
I made a very conscious effort to finish 'The Cypress House' before 'So Cold the River' launched, because I thought that would help build a buffer be… - Michael Koryta
I made a very conscious effort to finish 'The Cypress House' before 'So Cold the River' launched, because I thought that would help build a buffer be…
- Michael Koryta
Band of Skulls is joining Cage the Elephant as my new musical caffeine. - Michael Koryta
Band of Skulls is joining Cage the Elephant as my new musical caffeine.
I started writing as soon as I started reading. - Michael Koryta
I started writing as soon as I started reading.
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 were hamm… - Michael Koryta
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 were hamm…
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 or bei… - Michael Koryta
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 or bei…
I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is either lying or being foolish. - Michael Koryta
I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is either lying or being foolish.
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
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.
What I love is the writing, it's not having written. I like the process of it. - Michael Koryta
What I love is the writing, it's not having written. I like the process of it.
We understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural. - Michael Koryta
We understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural.
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