Summary of James Patterson's James Patterson by James Patterson

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#1 I write books and articles about Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Maximum Ride, the Kennedys, John Lennon, and young Muhammad Ali. I write colloquial stories that are how we talk to one another.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822582002

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Insights on James Patterson's James Patterson by James Patterson

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I write books and articles about Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Maximum Ride, the Kennedys, John Lennon, and young Muhammad Ali. I write colloquial stories that are how we talk to one another.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was a psych aide at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School, in 1965. I was 18 years old. I had never liked coffee, but I started drinking the awful stuff just to make sure I stayed awake, since there were usually patients on suicide watch at Bowditch or East House in the maximum-security wards.

#2

I was inspired to write by the novels I read while working at McLean Hospital. I wanted to write the type of novel that was read and reread many times, so I started scribbling my own short stories.

#3

I worked at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, in the summer of 2000. I spent most of my time with the patients, who were all musicians. I became close friends with one of them, Marty Cohen, who was a suicide risk.

#4

I had started the journey to become a writer at McLean. I loved my years there, though, and grew up a lot. I learned to handle responsibility responsibly. I saw rich and poor, business leaders and failing artists, and, occasionally, high school students completely losing their minds.

Insights from Chapter 3

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I was not a big reader in high