James Patterson

Well, in other words, there was still some tension. Anyway, when I got up, my whole speech was, I guess I'm a writer now. Huh. That must have killed. Yeah, right. They never stopped clapping. Oh, my God. But what I meant by it was, especially in those days, if you told somebody you're at a bar and you're meeting a nice girl, what do you do? You're a writer. Oh, have you published anything? No.

Well, in other words, there was still some tension. Anyway, when I got up, my whole speech was, I guess I'm a writer now. Huh. That must have killed. Yeah, right. They never stopped clapping. Oh, my God. But what I meant by it was, especially in those days, if you told somebody you're at a bar and you're meeting a nice girl, what do you do? You're a writer. Oh, have you published anything? No.

Well, in other words, there was still some tension. Anyway, when I got up, my whole speech was, I guess I'm a writer now. Huh. That must have killed. Yeah, right. They never stopped clapping. Oh, my God. But what I meant by it was, especially in those days, if you told somebody you're at a bar and you're meeting a nice girl, what do you do? You're a writer. Oh, have you published anything? No.

And they just immediately walk away. Nowadays, you could say, oh, I published on the internet or something. Oh, that's interesting. But in those days, you were considered a fraud if you call yourself a writer and you hadn't been published.

And they just immediately walk away. Nowadays, you could say, oh, I published on the internet or something. Oh, that's interesting. But in those days, you were considered a fraud if you call yourself a writer and you hadn't been published.

And they just immediately walk away. Nowadays, you could say, oh, I published on the internet or something. Oh, that's interesting. But in those days, you were considered a fraud if you call yourself a writer and you hadn't been published.

Well, the worst thing is that they say, I am too. Let me tell you about mine.

Well, the worst thing is that they say, I am too. Let me tell you about mine.

Well, the worst thing is that they say, I am too. Let me tell you about mine.

Yeah. John Grisham, his first book, which I think is still one of his best, A Time to Kill. And none of the big publishers wanted it. He sold it to a small publisher in New Jersey. And then I think his next one might have been a firm. And then everybody wanted that one. And he broke that big time. But the first one, nothing. Yeah. Ellen Hildebrand, she had a lot of trouble in the beginning.

Yeah. John Grisham, his first book, which I think is still one of his best, A Time to Kill. And none of the big publishers wanted it. He sold it to a small publisher in New Jersey. And then I think his next one might have been a firm. And then everybody wanted that one. And he broke that big time. But the first one, nothing. Yeah. Ellen Hildebrand, she had a lot of trouble in the beginning.

Yeah. John Grisham, his first book, which I think is still one of his best, A Time to Kill. And none of the big publishers wanted it. He sold it to a small publisher in New Jersey. And then I think his next one might have been a firm. And then everybody wanted that one. And he broke that big time. But the first one, nothing. Yeah. Ellen Hildebrand, she had a lot of trouble in the beginning.

Baldacci wrote about hundreds of stories, couldn't get them published. Yeah. I never sold a short story. The first thing I sold was a book with a full-length novel. Yeah.

Baldacci wrote about hundreds of stories, couldn't get them published. Yeah. I never sold a short story. The first thing I sold was a book with a full-length novel. Yeah.

Baldacci wrote about hundreds of stories, couldn't get them published. Yeah. I never sold a short story. The first thing I sold was a book with a full-length novel. Yeah.

No. No. No, I think they're good stories. I am confident that I'm a good storyteller. The end. And I'm still driven in a big way because I always hope the next one will be the best one or one that I really like. I have a series with Mike Lupica, who's become one of my best friends, sports writer, Hall of Fame. He was on ESPN, the sports reporter show for about 20 years. And we have a series.

No. No. No, I think they're good stories. I am confident that I'm a good storyteller. The end. And I'm still driven in a big way because I always hope the next one will be the best one or one that I really like. I have a series with Mike Lupica, who's become one of my best friends, sports writer, Hall of Fame. He was on ESPN, the sports reporter show for about 20 years. And we have a series.

No. No. No, I think they're good stories. I am confident that I'm a good storyteller. The end. And I'm still driven in a big way because I always hope the next one will be the best one or one that I really like. I have a series with Mike Lupica, who's become one of my best friends, sports writer, Hall of Fame. He was on ESPN, the sports reporter show for about 20 years. And we have a series.

Jane Smith is the lead character. And I think that it's the best character since Alice Cross that I've done, I think. The initial thing was going to be three books. It was going to be 12 months to live, eight months to live, four months to live, because she gets a death sentence in the first book. And just the way Jane is, Jane Effing Smith, that was going to be the first title.

Jane Smith is the lead character. And I think that it's the best character since Alice Cross that I've done, I think. The initial thing was going to be three books. It was going to be 12 months to live, eight months to live, four months to live, because she gets a death sentence in the first book. And just the way Jane is, Jane Effing Smith, that was going to be the first title.