James Patterson

It's a beautiful day. I just left the beach, one o'clock in the afternoon or something. And it was like five mile an hour traffic. It was hideous. And on the other side of the road, about every 15 seconds, a car went by, whoosh. And I watched this for about an hour or so. And here was this object lesson. And it occurred to me that I'm on the wrong damn side of the highway.

It's a beautiful day. I just left the beach, one o'clock in the afternoon or something. And it was like five mile an hour traffic. It was hideous. And on the other side of the road, about every 15 seconds, a car went by, whoosh. And I watched this for about an hour or so. And here was this object lesson. And it occurred to me that I'm on the wrong damn side of the highway.

It's a beautiful day. I just left the beach, one o'clock in the afternoon or something. And it was like five mile an hour traffic. It was hideous. And on the other side of the road, about every 15 seconds, a car went by, whoosh. And I watched this for about an hour or so. And here was this object lesson. And it occurred to me that I'm on the wrong damn side of the highway.

And my whole life is on the wrong side of the highway. And I got to get on the other side.

And my whole life is on the wrong side of the highway. And I got to get on the other side.

And my whole life is on the wrong side of the highway. And I got to get on the other side.

Today, I'm talking with James Patterson, the best-selling author of all time, like in the history of the whole world, kind of, with over 400 million books sold.

Today, I'm talking with James Patterson, the best-selling author of all time, like in the history of the whole world, kind of, with over 400 million books sold.

Today, I'm talking with James Patterson, the best-selling author of all time, like in the history of the whole world, kind of, with over 400 million books sold.

In this episode, we dig into creativity, idea generation, thoughts on writing for the masses, what keeps people's attention, writer's block, literacy, his writing process, and a whole lot more. He was actually really engaged and engaging on this episode, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

In this episode, we dig into creativity, idea generation, thoughts on writing for the masses, what keeps people's attention, writer's block, literacy, his writing process, and a whole lot more. He was actually really engaged and engaging on this episode, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

In this episode, we dig into creativity, idea generation, thoughts on writing for the masses, what keeps people's attention, writer's block, literacy, his writing process, and a whole lot more. He was actually really engaged and engaging on this episode, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

I don't know what vacation is. I keep hearing that word, but I don't know what it means. My life is a vacation in the sense that I don't work for a living. I play for a living. So that's the vacation part of it.

I don't know what vacation is. I keep hearing that word, but I don't know what it means. My life is a vacation in the sense that I don't work for a living. I play for a living. So that's the vacation part of it.

I don't know what vacation is. I keep hearing that word, but I don't know what it means. My life is a vacation in the sense that I don't work for a living. I play for a living. So that's the vacation part of it.

Yes, that was one time we went out. It was so bizarre. This golf course was covered with seagull turds.

Yes, that was one time we went out. It was so bizarre. This golf course was covered with seagull turds.

Yes, that was one time we went out. It was so bizarre. This golf course was covered with seagull turds.

No, no, no. You'd lay them out flat. It's not like you're going to drive them into the ground. At any rate, one funny story about that was my friend and I, we were at a public golf course in New York. This was a little before Christmas. And our thing was, if you wouldn't mind taking a walk that day, it would be fine. And we'd go out there and hit some balls. And we got around the third hole.

No, no, no. You'd lay them out flat. It's not like you're going to drive them into the ground. At any rate, one funny story about that was my friend and I, we were at a public golf course in New York. This was a little before Christmas. And our thing was, if you wouldn't mind taking a walk that day, it would be fine. And we'd go out there and hit some balls. And we got around the third hole.