James Patterson

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.

She had been a cop briefly, and then she was a private investigator briefly, and now she's a defense attorney. She's never lost. She curses in court. She's really interesting, funny, presses around. She's a really cool character. And when she gets the 12 months from the doctor, she negotiates it up to 16 months. So whatever, that's the spirit of it.

She had been a cop briefly, and then she was a private investigator briefly, and now she's a defense attorney. She's never lost. She curses in court. She's really interesting, funny, presses around. She's a really cool character. And when she gets the 12 months from the doctor, she negotiates it up to 16 months. So whatever, that's the spirit of it.

She had been a cop briefly, and then she was a private investigator briefly, and now she's a defense attorney. She's never lost. She curses in court. She's really interesting, funny, presses around. She's a really cool character. And when she gets the 12 months from the doctor, she negotiates it up to 16 months. So whatever, that's the spirit of it.

But it's just been so much fun creating that character. Renee Zellinger has signed on to play it. She'll be great. We sold it to HBO Maramax. And one of the writers from Mickey Johnson, who's a writer on Ozark, and then on the Presumed Innocent, the newest version of that, she's a great writer. David E. Kelly is involved. So I am hopeful that will be not just a series, but a really good series.

But it's just been so much fun creating that character. Renee Zellinger has signed on to play it. She'll be great. We sold it to HBO Maramax. And one of the writers from Mickey Johnson, who's a writer on Ozark, and then on the Presumed Innocent, the newest version of that, she's a great writer. David E. Kelly is involved. So I am hopeful that will be not just a series, but a really good series.

But it's just been so much fun creating that character. Renee Zellinger has signed on to play it. She'll be great. We sold it to HBO Maramax. And one of the writers from Mickey Johnson, who's a writer on Ozark, and then on the Presumed Innocent, the newest version of that, she's a great writer. David E. Kelly is involved. So I am hopeful that will be not just a series, but a really good series.

Yeah, I did the first love of my life who died in her 30s. And after that, I could not write. I tried to write. To this day, I don't remember the title. I don't remember anything about the book. And eventually I shredded and people go, no, you didn't. I said, yeah, I did. I knew it was awful. So it wasn't writer's block, but it was. I just could not do it. I don't even know why.

Yeah, I did the first love of my life who died in her 30s. And after that, I could not write. I tried to write. To this day, I don't remember the title. I don't remember anything about the book. And eventually I shredded and people go, no, you didn't. I said, yeah, I did. I knew it was awful. So it wasn't writer's block, but it was. I just could not do it. I don't even know why.

Yeah, I did the first love of my life who died in her 30s. And after that, I could not write. I tried to write. To this day, I don't remember the title. I don't remember anything about the book. And eventually I shredded and people go, no, you didn't. I said, yeah, I did. I knew it was awful. So it wasn't writer's block, but it was. I just could not do it. I don't even know why.

I mean, there was something dead in my brain. There's no imagination there. It just couldn't do what it had been doing. One other time, I had a little operation. And they say sometimes after you've had an operation, there were a couple of weeks when I was fuzzy and foggy and I really couldn't write well. I was sort of like, okay, this is not good. Oh, from anesthesia? So now no anesthesia.

I mean, there was something dead in my brain. There's no imagination there. It just couldn't do what it had been doing. One other time, I had a little operation. And they say sometimes after you've had an operation, there were a couple of weeks when I was fuzzy and foggy and I really couldn't write well. I was sort of like, okay, this is not good. Oh, from anesthesia? So now no anesthesia.

I mean, there was something dead in my brain. There's no imagination there. It just couldn't do what it had been doing. One other time, I had a little operation. And they say sometimes after you've had an operation, there were a couple of weeks when I was fuzzy and foggy and I really couldn't write well. I was sort of like, okay, this is not good. Oh, from anesthesia? So now no anesthesia.

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Very simple. One of two things. One, I just go to the next chapter or two chapters later, just write TBD for that chapter number, meaning the next time around or the next time around, because I'm a big rewriter. And sometimes you just go, okay, this is going to become a paragraph leading off a chapter.

Very simple. One of two things. One, I just go to the next chapter or two chapters later, just write TBD for that chapter number, meaning the next time around or the next time around, because I'm a big rewriter. And sometimes you just go, okay, this is going to become a paragraph leading off a chapter.

Very simple. One of two things. One, I just go to the next chapter or two chapters later, just write TBD for that chapter number, meaning the next time around or the next time around, because I'm a big rewriter. And sometimes you just go, okay, this is going to become a paragraph leading off a chapter.

What had been was going to be, and it's just, okay, and that's the solution or the best that I can come up with.