James Lee (writer)

James Lee (writer)

Infobox Writer


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name = Jim Aitchison aka James Lee
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pseudonym = James Lee
birthdate = birth year and age|1947
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occupation = Book Writer
nationality = Singapore
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subject = Horror and Mysteries

James Lee (pseudonym for Jim Aitchison; born 1947 in Australia) is a Singaporean author.

Biography

Aitchison is a Singapore Permanent Resident, and the Australian has been living in Singapore since 1983. Before he became a full-time writer, Aitchison was a voice actor. He has also published books on business and advertising.

Works

Under the pseudonym of James Lee, Aitchison's "Mr. Midnight" series has captivated young readers since 1998, with over 1.5 million copies of "Mr. Midnight" books sold. The books are horror fiction stories with different characters featured. Readers are invited to send in their stories, which Aitchison then fleshes out in his books. His publisher, Flame Of The Forest, came up with the idea of publishing an Asian series of horror and suspense stories for children, using Asian names and backdrops. It wanted to provide children in the region with reads that they could identify with, a change from books from the West that centred on white children. The "Mr. Midnight" series was sold to other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Indonesia.

In March 2006, Aitchison launched the "Mr. Mystery" series, books catering to the same demographic group, with murder mystery stories solved by a group of characters.

Aitchison's other works include the "Sarong Party Girl" series (1994, 1995, 1996), "The Seriously Funny Anti-Stress Book" (1995), and "Terror In Bali: An Eyewitness Account" (2003). He also wrote the national songs "One People, One Nation, One Singapore" and "My Singapore Story" for the National Day Parades.

ee also

*Russell Lee

References

*cite news | author = Trisha Suresh | title = Alphabet Soup - James Lee | publisher = "The Sunday Times" | date = 8 July, 2007

External links

* [http://www.flameoftheforest.com/books/books2.html Flame Of The Forest website]
* [http://www.shuqunprimary.net]


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