LC/9/1/1/4 - Large Notebook 4
Reference code
LC/9/1/1/4
Level of description
Item
Title
Large Notebook 4
Date/s
2005-2007
Quantity & Format
1 item Notebook
Creator
Child, Lee
Scope and content
A large, red notebook containing literary, personal, and professional notes written by LC. The notebook has notes on two LC novels: Bad Luck and Trouble and Nothing to Lose. This item is embargoed but photocopies of literary notes from the item are available.
Pages available to view: 1, 3, 8, 11, 13, 14, 20, 26, 35, 37, 40-42, 45, 49-53, 56, 68, 73, 74, 76-78, 80, 82-84, 86-89, 93.
Particular pages of literary interest may include:
1 – notes on the character O’Donnell and a few drafts paragraphs that eventually formed part of Bad Luck and Trouble, including the line ‘Don’t they like me?’.
8 – a note on scene ordering and a short sentence that was included in Bad Luck and Trouble.
13 – a short line from Bad Luck and Trouble about character Charlie.
14 – comments on English crime fiction and The Murder Exchange by Simon Kernick.
26 – notes and dialogue on characters Fitzgerald and Garrett.
45 – notes on Bad Luck and Trouble. Order of events.
50 – notes on Reacher’s character and actions.
51-52 – a few draft paragraphs of Bad Luck and Trouble on the discovery of Thomas Brant’s body.
53 – notes on the word count of Bad Luck and Trouble’s first and second drafts.
76-78 – notes on Nothing to Lose, including scenes in town Despair.
82 – a timeline for the events of Nothing to Lose, including reference to characters Reacher and Office Vaughn.
89 – further notes on Nothing to Lose.
93 – dialogue and notes for Nothing to Lose.
Full drafts and editing notes on Bad Luck and Trouble and Nothing to Lose can be found in LC/1 Novels.
Other notebooks with notes can be found in LC/9/1/1 Notebooks, and loose literary notes can be found in LC/9/1/2 Loose notes.
Pages available to view: 1, 3, 8, 11, 13, 14, 20, 26, 35, 37, 40-42, 45, 49-53, 56, 68, 73, 74, 76-78, 80, 82-84, 86-89, 93.
Particular pages of literary interest may include:
1 – notes on the character O’Donnell and a few drafts paragraphs that eventually formed part of Bad Luck and Trouble, including the line ‘Don’t they like me?’.
8 – a note on scene ordering and a short sentence that was included in Bad Luck and Trouble.
13 – a short line from Bad Luck and Trouble about character Charlie.
14 – comments on English crime fiction and The Murder Exchange by Simon Kernick.
26 – notes and dialogue on characters Fitzgerald and Garrett.
45 – notes on Bad Luck and Trouble. Order of events.
50 – notes on Reacher’s character and actions.
51-52 – a few draft paragraphs of Bad Luck and Trouble on the discovery of Thomas Brant’s body.
53 – notes on the word count of Bad Luck and Trouble’s first and second drafts.
76-78 – notes on Nothing to Lose, including scenes in town Despair.
82 – a timeline for the events of Nothing to Lose, including reference to characters Reacher and Office Vaughn.
89 – further notes on Nothing to Lose.
93 – dialogue and notes for Nothing to Lose.
Full drafts and editing notes on Bad Luck and Trouble and Nothing to Lose can be found in LC/1 Novels.
Other notebooks with notes can be found in LC/9/1/1 Notebooks, and loose literary notes can be found in LC/9/1/2 Loose notes.
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