MacDonald, a mystery writer, wrote the following blurb for Patterson’s first book, The Thomas Berryman, “I’m quite sure that James Patterson wrote a million words before he started The Thomas Berryman.” One of Patterson’s professors had said to him, “You can do this.
You gotta write that book.” James Patterson, MasterClass “If you are passionate about it, you can’t help it. You love the fun and the struggle that comes with it. It’s the experience of writing itself that you crave. Because your love for it isn’t connected to the external validation you get. And it may not be for years.Īnd even when it is, you might not end up with something that is publishable.īut you’ll be expected to start the process all over again.Īnd if you love the work, you will. Because writing is a solitary act and the work is not yet complete. Knowing that even when you’ve experienced a thrill or have gotten over a hurdle, no one is there to cheer you on.
And you can never know what you’ll get when you’re just starting off. And those results can be anything from crickets to a mediocre reception to an absolutely spectacular firework display. It’s only after years of toiling away that you see the results of your efforts. External rewards for writing don’t come easily. Writing must be something you do because you love the act of doing it. The thing that can get you through this long process that might result in nothing is your passion for writing itself.
Writing a book can be hard and it’s hard because at the end of it, you don’t know if anything will come of it. The notes below include a summary of lessons from MasterClass, with my personal thoughts/insights: Lessons 1 – 2: Intro & “Passion + Habit” His dual approach to authorship piqued my interest and so I thought I would take a look at he got into it. Though he follows a unique ‘business model’ where a lot of his books are co-authored (or ghostwritten), his original works seem to have been penned solely by him. James Patterson is a bestselling author of more than 100 books.
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