10 Lessons From A Bestselling Author: Three of Them Are Harsh

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Bestselling author Andrew Gross has had some lucky breaks with his writing. But, he also took a few risks at the height of his career as a “suburban” thriller writer.

Most notably, his biggest break came when James Patterson invited him to be his co-author. He wrote five thrillers with James Patterson before writing eight thrillers alone.

His biggest risk? Switching from writing those bestselling suburban (his description) thrillers, like 15 Seconds, where he was writing about “people like you and me” to writing historical thrillers like The One Man and his most recent release, The Fifth Column.” Continue reading “10 Lessons From A Bestselling Author: Three of Them Are Harsh”

Summer Sayonara

It’s Squib Saturday. Time to share the best, most interesting (or most entertaining, or most outrageous) tidbit of information I’ve gleaned from all the stuff I’ve read –or done. This week: When the Season Shuts Down. Continue reading “Summer Sayonara”

When James Patterson Is Your Co-Author

It’s News Squib Saturday. Time to share the best, most interesting (or most entertaining, or most outrageous) tidbit of information I’ve gleaned from all the stuff I’ve read –or done. This week: Lunch with Andrew Gross, author of The One Man (no, it’s not about James Patterson.)

As bestselling author, Andrew Gross tells it, he was sitting in his den, after double-digit rejections of his first novel by agents and publishers, and wondering “what cliff to drive our SUV off” when his phone rang and the voice on the other end asked him if he would take a call from James Patterson. Continue reading “When James Patterson Is Your Co-Author”