I have several authors who will be guesting on my blog in October. Because October is a time for reading! (When isn't?)
I'm not a fan of James Patterson. I did read several early Alex Cross books and enjoy them but once he started writing with others, the quality didn't just decline, it plummeted. But I like this article from CNN on How to get your kid to be a fanatic reader
I wonder what we can do to get everyone to be a fanatic reader? Hmm, the possibilities. Because let's face it, reading is fun and frankly the book is always better than the movie!
2 comments:
I agree completely with what you said about James Patterson. I absolutely love his Alex Cross books. But, when you get so big that your name sells books, and you take on authors who haven't had their own break-through novel to write under your name just to move books and make money, you're selling out. It's about the money instead of your readers--and that's too bad.
You're absolutely right! He's about making money without the work that goes into writing. He's got good ideas, but when he wants to publish a book every other month, everything declines.
'See' you Thursday, Gordon!
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