{"product_id":"reacher-said-nothing-lee-child-and-the-making-of-make-me-9781509540853","title":"Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt had never been attempted before, and might never be done again. One man watching another man write a novel from beginning to end.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn September 1, 2014, in an 11th floor apartment in New York, Lee Child embarked on the twentieth book in his globally successful Jack Reacher series. Andy Martin was there to see him do it, sitting a couple of yards behind him, peering over his shoulder as the writer took another drag of a Camel cigarette and tapped out the first sentence: “Moving a guy as big as Keever wasn’t easy.” Miraculously, Child and Martin stuck with it, in tandem, for the next 8 months, right through to the bitter-sweet end and the last word, “needle”. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReacher Said Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is a one-of-a-kind meta-book, an uncompromising account in real time of the genesis, evolution and completion of a single work, \u003ci\u003eMake Me\u003c\/i\u003e. While unveiling the art of writing a thriller Martin also gives us a unique insight into the everyday life of an exemplary writer. From beginning to end, Martin captures all the sublime confidence, stumbling uncertainty, omniscience, cluelessness, ecstasy, despair, and heart-thumping suspense that go into writing a number-one bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e�Love Jack Reacher? You'll have to enjoy this... [Andy Martin] revels in the minutiae you didn't realize you wanted to know.�  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShortlist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e�It's fascinating to watch the process of writing unfolding in real time... it shouldn't work - after all writing is a predominantly mental activity - and yet it does in a way that makes you wonder why no-one's thought of doing this before... Andy Martin has created something new here: a fusion of literary criticism, biography and fly-on-the-wall meta-novel which serves as a remarkable insight into the creative process.�\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e�Very entertaining. Until Child can be persuaded to publish his own version of Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eOn Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, I think it will be a wise investment for anybody who wants to write popular fiction.�\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJake Kerridge, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1: Politics and You 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2: Making Your Voice Heard 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3: Politics is a Team Sport 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 4: It’s All Marketing 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 5: Let the Campaigns Begin 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 6: Presidential Politics 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 7: The Part of Tens 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: State ID Voting Requirements 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 353\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409542259031,"sku":"9781509540853","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509540853.jpg?v=1730507165","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reacher-said-nothing-lee-child-and-the-making-of-make-me-9781509540853","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}