But everything changed when he wrote his first Alex Cross novel. And over the next 15 years, he published only 5 novels. Patterson’s first book was rejected more than 31 times before finding a publisher. (As Todd Sattersten has written: every book is a startup). And perhaps most importantly, he’s recognizable enough to have appeared on an episode of the Simpsons.īut what interests us most are the lessons his approach to writing can teach us about creating and running a successful small business. He has won several awards for his fiction, including the Edgar Award, the BCA Mystery Guild’s Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year, and a Children’s Choice Book Award.
He has created several memorable characters: Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, and the Women’s Murder Club. A recent news item reported that since 2006, Patterson wrote 1 out of every 17 hardcover fiction books sold. James Patterson has published more than 100 books (selling almost 300 million copies) and long ago passed $1 Billion in book sales.
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