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Evan Hunter
American
Author
Born:
Oct 15
,
1926
Died:
Jul 6
,
2005
Me
Sometimes
Three
Time
Writing
You
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Zig Ziglar
It seemed to me... that the only valid people to deal with crime were cops, and I would like to make the lead character, rather than a single person, a squad of cops.
Evan Hunter
Character
Me
People
Crime
Single
Valid
Would
Seemed
Rather
Only
Lead
Lead Character
Like
Make
Deal
Single Person
Were
Squad
Than
Person
Cops
I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets tough. When I first began writing, I used to work at a desk in the bedroom, of a small development house. My three sons all under the age of 3 would come running in and out of the room every minute.
Evan Hunter
Work
Day
Age
Writing
Three
Tough
First
Enjoy
Every
Out
Would
Running
Minute
Small
Sons
Development
Come
House
Bedroom
Began
Gets
Going
Room
Used
Even
Desk
I try to keep all my novels in print. Sometimes publishers don't agree with me as to their worth.
Evan Hunter
Me
Worth
Sometimes
Try
Print
In Print
Agree
Novels
Keep
Publishers
I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.
Evan Hunter
Work
Me
Sometimes
Word
Three
Single
Living
Earn
Magazine
Write
Had
Knowing
Without
Editor
Quarter
Were
Lot
Began
Being
Stories
Cent
Paid
Using
Four
Early
Career
Changing writing styles is like an actor taking on a different part.
Evan Hunter
Writing
Changing
Part
Taking
Like
Styles
Different
Actor
My first wife kept calling me Sal, and I finally said to her, 'Why do you think I changed my name, honey? I really didn't like the old name.'
Evan Hunter
Me
You
Old
Wife
First
Think
Changed
Honey
Finally
Name
Like
Calling
Said
Really
Why
Her
Kept
I only knew one thing about policemen: they were inhuman beasts. The problem was how to turn them into likable, sympathetic human beings. The answer was simple. Give them head colds. And first names. And keep their dialogue homey and conversational.
Evan Hunter
Problem
Simple
First
One Thing
About
Give
Only
Beasts
Head
Knew
Likable
Names
Policemen
Answer
How
Dialogue
Were
Human
Human Beings
Conversational
Them
Turn
Inhuman
Beings
Keep
Homey
Thing
Sympathetic
When I started writing, most of the police department in New York City, especially above the rank of detective, were Irish, Irish-American. I thought it would be more interesting... to use the actual ethnic background in New York City at the time.
Evan Hunter
Time
Writing
Police
Thought
Background
Rank
Would
Would-Be
City
Detective
Above
More
New
Police Department
Most
Were
Irish
Department
York
New York
New York City
Interesting
Ethnic
Ethnic Background
Use
Actual
Started
You just touch on things. You don't go round the room describing the furniture.
Evan Hunter
You
Furniture
Touch
Go
Just
Room
Describing
Round
Things
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