In terms of characters I wish I had created - just because I haven't dealt with anything like them - I'm really impressed by characters who can endure over time, whether that be a long series run like a Harry Bosch, or a character who endures over generations and continues to please readers: Sherlock Holmes.
Michael KorytaYou 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'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, and it was different but it was also the same. 'So Cold the River,' I knew, was going to be really different, and that's why I thought about doing it as a novella under a pseudonym, because I didn't want to damage my career.
Michael KorytaWe understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural.
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