James Patterson

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James Patterson born in March 22, 1947, in Newburgh, New York. His parents are Charles and Isabella Patterson. His father, Charles worked as a no-nonsense insurance broker and his mother as teacher and homemaker. Patterson spent most of his younger years cooking and cleaning in his grandmother’s restaurant along with his other extended family. He attended Manhattan college , in New York and received a bachelor’s degree. In 1970, he enrolled in Vanderbilt University’s English literature graduate program, but dropped out a year later.
During the course of his college years he was unsure about what career he wanted to pursue. Patterson took on a part-time job at McLean Hospital as a medical aide. He did not pursue a career in the medical field. During his quiet night shifts, he would read books. One night his fellow employee , Robert Lowell, who loved poetry shared his love of written words with Patterson. Inspired by Lowell’s ideas, he tried it out for himself and found out that he had a talent for written words. For his first job he worked for an advertising agency, as an entry- level junior copywriter. In 1990, he became CEO. Several years later he published his book and successfully earned money. (T, Tawnya. "The Best Little Book Biography of James Patterson." Hyperlink. n. page. Web. 9 Feb. 2014. .)

“I became a writer because i was bored of advertising” -James Patterson (Patterson, James. Personal Interview. 30 January 2012.) . This is where his writing career begins.

“Who inspired you to write?One Hundred Years Of Solitude [by Gabriel García Márquez] is my favourite book and I like authors such as Jean Genet – authors people may not expect. I soon found out...

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...ximum Ride” novel. But I do believe that Patterson has published more than Stephen King, John Grisham and Dan Brown combine. Even tho there is a lot of hate on him on not having himself writing his own books and collaborating with co-writers and taking the credit like a franchise. Patterson will be most known for his “Alex Cross” novel series having 19 novels already publish (and possibly more to come).

Works Cited

"Alex Cross (novel series)." wikipedia. N.p.. Web. 17 Feb 2014. .
Patterson, James . Personal Interview. 30 jan 2012.<(http://metro.co.uk/2012/01/30/james-patterson-i-became-a-writer-because-i-was-bored-of-advertising-302522/)>.
T, Tawnya. "The Best Little Book Biography of James Patterson." Hyperlink. n. page. Web. 9 Feb. 2014. .)

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