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Michael Connelly has to eat this when writing

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Michael Connelly has to eat this when writing

By Mark E. Potts

, Yadira Flores and Cody Long

April 24, 2023 11:34 PM PT

Author Michael Connelly stopped by the Los Angeles Times photo and video studio at the Festival of Books to answer very important questions and reveal if writing is easy. Hint: It’s not.

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A native of Enid, Okla., Mark E. Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism.

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