Lee Child
Lee Child
Jim Grant, better known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British thriller writer known for the Jack Reacher book series. This follows the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth29 October 1954
writing secret surprise
I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me.
writing three email
I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.
writing ideas people
I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what I am doing. Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.
writing office six-months
I write in the afternoon, from about 12 until 6 or 7. I use an upstairs room as my office. Once I get going I keep at it, and it usually takes about six months from the first blank screen until 'The End.
book writing kind
It's a kind of zen question: if you write a book and no one reads it, is it really a book?
writing wish fulfillment
All of us write wish fulfillment.
book writing needs
I need a stimulating environment to write because my books are driven at 100 miles per hour at a time.
writing answers way
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.
jobs reading writing
So long as readers keep reading and my publishers keep publishing, I plan to keep on writing. I'd have to be an idiot to be burnt-out in this job.
writing people shy
Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.
car climate fantastic last scene
L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever.
affair consequences men people relationship women
You know, women are as promiscuous as men and yet, of course, people are inhibited from having an affair or a relationship because the real-world consequences are a drag.
fairly nine rule shown unspoken
There should be an unspoken rule that anything shown before, say, nine o'clock will be fairly inoffensive. After that, anything goes.
army case help knew needs recruit somebody time tough uses
It's a tough case and the first time Reacher needs to recruit somebody to help him out. He uses a woman he knew in the army she's a fascinating character.