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We call this the “James Ellroy oblique strategy”: the crime writer | We call this the “James Ellroy oblique strategy”: the crime writer | ||
stumbled upon it when his editor told him to cut 100 pages from his ''L.A. Confidential'' manuscript. Adamant that removing any characters or plot-lines would | stumbled upon it when his editor told him to cut 100 pages from his ''L.A. Confidential'' manuscript. Adamant that removing any characters or plot-lines would kill the story, Ellroy combed the draft nixing every adverb, most adjectives and many verbs, in the process creating a distinctive style he’s stuck with ever since. | ||
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*[[Adjective]] | *[[Adjective]] | ||