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Lee Child

Pacing, Description, and Painted Toes

2 June 2015 Melanie Anastasiou 0

Pacing is a tricky learning curve for some, like me.  Other writers seem to have an intuitive feel for it and know just when to […]

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Scene Cuts: What Can You Teach Me Today, Lee Child? Part 2

1 May 2014 Melanie Anastasiou 0

How can a writer cut scenes to raise tension and keep the reader up late at night? Returning to A Wanted Man, I notice that […]

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What Can You Teach Me Today, Lee Child?

19 November 2013 Melanie Anastasiou 0

What can you teach me today? I ask one favourite author after another.  Your book woke me at two AM.  What makes you such a […]

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