tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post4957324276876218414..comments2024-03-24T06:32:13.194+13:00Comments on Crime Watch: 9mm interview: Michael ConnellyKiwicraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-81981837135149051372013-09-05T23:30:08.381+12:002013-09-05T23:30:08.381+12:00Love the interview! Thanks, Craig.Love the interview! Thanks, Craig.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-84718060582239840692010-11-20T15:37:25.521+13:002010-11-20T15:37:25.521+13:00Thanks for the comment Livia. Looks like I'm d...Thanks for the comment Livia. Looks like I'm definitely going to have to get my hands on THE LAST COYOTE asap. One of the few Bosch books I haven't read yet (along with TRUNK MUSIC and THE BLACK ICE).Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-59430908503880636002010-11-19T15:13:51.698+13:002010-11-19T15:13:51.698+13:00"...more like talking to a friend about thing..."...more like talking to a friend about things that interest them both..."<br /><br />And it shows. Well done. I particularly liked the revelation that Connelly likes to walk the boardwalk in the early morning hours. I can almost see him.<br /><br />The Last Coyote is my favorite too, because it reveals so much of the inner Bosch. <br /><br />Thanks, Craig.Livianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-41304176683826549652010-11-11T14:19:52.084+13:002010-11-11T14:19:52.084+13:00Thanks for the comment Mike. Yes, I try to build u...Thanks for the comment Mike. Yes, I try to build up a good rapport with authors, even if I'm asking some somewhat standard questions - it doesn't really come across in the questions of these 9mm interviews sometimes, but one of the reasons I get quite good answers from a lot of authors, is that engagement - and I don't necessarily ask the questions exactly how I've printed them above (ie I ask the question in a more chatty way, and linked to things we're already talking about etc, kind of organically weaving it into the conversation). <br /><br />I've had several authors tell me over the past year or so that my interviews (even though they can be long - often an hour or more), never really feel like interviews, more like talking to a friend about things that interest them both. I was quite chuffed when a few big name bestsellers said that, as that's exactly the kind of 'vibe' I go for, because as you say, it means sometimes you get little extra insights and gems, even from things they've already talked about a lot in the past.Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-4283282192790574182010-11-11T11:03:02.309+13:002010-11-11T11:03:02.309+13:00Excellent interview, Craig. I've seen Connelly...Excellent interview, Craig. I've seen Connelly in live interviews and read other ones, and the questions are always so predictable that he drifts into automatic pilot. Your questions, while not exactly outside the box, were enough to truly engage him, to make him say things I've not heard him say before.Mike Dennishttp://mikedennisnoir.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-45222294661619636732010-11-10T15:27:22.320+13:002010-11-10T15:27:22.320+13:00Craig - The Last Coyote was the very first of Mich...Craig - The Last Coyote was the very first of Michael's books that I read. It was a while back. It was then; and still is now, my favorite book of all time. <br />I own all 22 of his books. You have given me a new insight into his life experiences. Thank you. I appreciate that.Don Goodmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-13213696954620242852010-11-10T14:50:04.076+13:002010-11-10T14:50:04.076+13:00I have read every Michael Connelly book and love t...I have read every Michael Connelly book and love them all! Great interview. I loved learning how he came to write his novels.Maureennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-47395251059711482032010-11-10T10:00:41.901+13:002010-11-10T10:00:41.901+13:00I really need to read THE LAST COYOTE, one of the ...I really need to read THE LAST COYOTE, one of the Bosch books I haven't got to yet (have read about 8-9 of them)...Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-41373422912266647772010-11-10T08:10:57.829+13:002010-11-10T08:10:57.829+13:00The Last Coyote is my favorite Harry Bosch.The Last Coyote is my favorite Harry Bosch.Monica O Kolkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877365160643474901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-41653762848010436752010-11-09T21:45:04.945+13:002010-11-09T21:45:04.945+13:00Craig - Thanks for this interview. Certainly Micha...Craig - Thanks for this interview. Certainly Michael Connelly is one of the greatest.Jose Ignacio Escribanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296527986083953692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-57069179197140822262010-11-09T16:01:53.361+13:002010-11-09T16:01:53.361+13:00Yes Margot, that was one of his comments that stuc...Yes Margot, that was one of his comments that stuck with me long after our interview - "hopeful cynicism". But then, he is the master of the 'telling detail', the pithy yet insightful description of people and places.Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1591679994751212734.post-44509918679043352152010-11-09T15:58:33.924+13:002010-11-09T15:58:33.924+13:00Craig - Thanks for this terrific interview! Harry ...Craig - Thanks for this terrific interview! Harry Bosch is one of my favourite literary characters, and it's wonderful to learn about about his creator. And I know exactly what Connelly means about hopeful cynicism. Exactly. What a great term!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com