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Writers at Work: Lee Child

Last week, author Lee Child was interviewed on Radio New Zealand. He said this about his writing process … Basically,[…]

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Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. Jules Renard .

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Here’s Neil Cross, talking about dialogue: … there isn’t much point in listening to what people say, because what people[…]

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If somebody asked you for tips on becoming a better writer, what’s the one thing you’d tell them? Show don’t[…]

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A story has a beginning, a muddle and an end. Philip Larkin .

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You can be implacable, disgusted, inert, nonchalant and gormless, so why can’t you be placable, gusted, ert, chalant and gorm?[…]

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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. Samuel Johnson .

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I’ve just spent the last two days reading through the 80,000 word novel I wrote in six-and-half weeks last year.[…]

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It’s easy, after all, not to be a writer. Most people aren’t writers, and very little harm comes to them.[…]

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