tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post5690381053814877507..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: James Patterson, WriterJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-29106333126215921522013-03-03T02:17:31.593-05:002013-03-03T02:17:31.593-05:00Holli, of course your question was asked at the ta...Holli, of course your question was asked at the talk at MWA. Patterson is like Oprah: HE has to ask YOU. :)Moorehttp://juanfc.lcc.uma.es/groups/wikideprueba/wiki/8c292b/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-61415210710007634222010-09-17T17:39:45.031-04:002010-09-17T17:39:45.031-04:00Holli, of course your question was asked at the ta...Holli, of course your question was asked at the talk at MWA. Patterson is like Oprah: HE has to ask YOU. :)Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66515243375519718432010-09-17T11:32:57.987-04:002010-09-17T11:32:57.987-04:00I just wonder how I can get to be one of his colla...I just wonder how I can get to be one of his collaborators. I wouldn't complain at all about him re-writing my stuff as long as my name went on the cover along with his. <br /><br />I read his Lindsey Boxer series with the murder club, and although I don't think the recent ones have been quite as engaging as the first couple in the series- which often seems to be the case with series- Holli Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976235735822063166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-92149334909230153422010-09-16T20:12:54.623-04:002010-09-16T20:12:54.623-04:00Thanks for a great article! It's interesting t...Thanks for a great article! It's interesting to find out that he's in charge of his own promotion. Given his advertising background it makes sense and probably explains those fun television commercials of his.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-71544187678326507162010-09-16T11:25:07.951-04:002010-09-16T11:25:07.951-04:00Really interesting, Liz! I agree -- story-telling ...Really interesting, Liz! I agree -- story-telling is the key.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-18010703316290032672010-09-16T11:22:06.064-04:002010-09-16T11:22:06.064-04:00My daughter reads him faithfully. She maintains he...My daughter reads him faithfully. She maintains he grabs her on the first page and holds her to then end.<br />I don't care for his books but that's just a personal preference. There's something out there for everyone. How sad if we all only read the same books.<br />Patterson is definitely a master of marketing. A highly intelligent man for sure.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-43676739607921656082010-09-16T10:09:18.957-04:002010-09-16T10:09:18.957-04:00As some of us have been saying for a long time, it...As some of us have been saying for a long time, it's the end result that matters, not the process.carl brookinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400731716746662544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-19535209538539873532010-09-16T09:44:21.711-04:002010-09-16T09:44:21.711-04:00I think it's more than jealousy. For some, it&...I think it's more than jealousy. For some, it's the mistaken impression that the books are ghost written. It's now clear to me that that is not the case. Let's give credit to the co-writers, too. :) On The Postcard Killers, that was Swedish writer Liza Marklund, whose own books (if I remember what Patterson said correctly), sell 500,000 copies in a country with a population of Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-52051065847560624202010-09-16T08:42:49.691-04:002010-09-16T08:42:49.691-04:00Yes, Caryn. I think people are mad because Patter...Yes, Caryn. I think people are mad because Patterson does such a good job marketing his books. There is some jealousy out there that comes across as whiny - why does he have all the luck and readers? <br /><br />I haven't read Patterson in quite a while, but when my husband was alive, he was always quite happy to sit down with one of his books, no matter who the co-author was. Jim wanted Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-33355767245260629552010-09-16T08:39:41.319-04:002010-09-16T08:39:41.319-04:00Very interesting article, Liz. I believe much of t...Very interesting article, Liz. I believe much of the criticism comes down to jealousy. It's so easy to hammer away at writers like Patterson or Grisham, but they write damn good stories. Let's not forget that some of the writers fortunate enough to write with Patterson and, previously, Robert Ludlum, go on to successful careers of their own.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909527054015612656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-47906245231529778762010-09-16T08:38:20.649-04:002010-09-16T08:38:20.649-04:00I met Patterson WAY back when he was touring with ...I met Patterson WAY back when he was touring with one of the early Alex Cross books and have been a fan ever since-though I have abandoned the Cross series. It was clear he loved what he did and loved the fans who read his books. I read one of the lastest collaborations earlier this month-The Postcard Killers and could not put it down. <br />A lot of people on the various lists really diss him, carynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761365713102858135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59118661165240142742010-09-16T08:38:13.567-04:002010-09-16T08:38:13.567-04:00Sheila, I've mastered the art of saying, "...Sheila, I've mastered the art of saying, "Can I have a photo op?" Writing a bestseller is harder. ;)Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-51040252757294340062010-09-16T08:26:37.240-04:002010-09-16T08:26:37.240-04:00So tell me, did any of it rub off on you? You wer...So tell me, did any of it rub off on you? You were sitting so close!Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-88655749830613246372010-09-16T08:01:53.424-04:002010-09-16T08:01:53.424-04:00Patterson is indeed a master storyteller, and that...Patterson is indeed a master storyteller, and that's the secret of his phenomenal success. Less successful writers would do well to stop complaining about how much money he makes and look at how he employs the basics of storytelling.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.com