tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post5906454677074088618..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: James Patterson and His Crew Do It AgainSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-50884931422252961692011-08-19T21:31:49.213-05:002011-08-19T21:31:49.213-05:00Thanks Sam! So glad we're saying the same thin...Thanks Sam! So glad we're saying the same thing!<br /><br />NikNik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-49756104740813182312011-08-19T20:14:40.492-05:002011-08-19T20:14:40.492-05:00Pete, you're right...but we have to blame a co...Pete, you're right...but we have to blame a corporation's deeds on its CEO, generally...and that's Mr. Patterson.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-11492793638646705122011-08-19T20:13:54.269-05:002011-08-19T20:13:54.269-05:00Well said, Library Girl. Mediocre writing (or wri...Well said, Library Girl. Mediocre writing (or writing not at all to my taste) is not something that bugs me nearly as much as what James Patterson and, too a lesser degree, Tom Clancy are doing.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-59753940508318381582011-08-19T20:12:17.563-05:002011-08-19T20:12:17.563-05:00Nik, at the risk of sounding too much like Bill Cl...Nik, at the risk of sounding too much like Bill Clinton, "I feel your pain." That's exactly my point, too. Yes, he has readers; yes, he brings people into bookstores and libraries, etc. But, essentially, he is a con artist, IMO, and he cheapens the whole craft (and art) of writing.<br /><br />On the other hand, it makes me love guys like you more than ever.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-8993248379113301012011-08-19T15:14:58.993-05:002011-08-19T15:14:58.993-05:00It's a lot easier if you think of Patterson as...It's a lot easier if you think of Patterson as a corporation instead of a writer.Petehttp://www.petelit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-37683705645811231092011-08-19T07:45:55.274-05:002011-08-19T07:45:55.274-05:00If he doesn't do all that much writing, doesn&...If he doesn't do all that much writing, doesn't that really make him the highest paid editor? Although I may still be giving him too much credit, and insulting all editors who are average or better at their jobs.<br /><br />I don't really mind if an author I think is mediocre makes it on best seller lists. However, I would at least like that author to be the one writing the books thatA Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-79427742597114913432011-08-18T19:36:54.290-05:002011-08-18T19:36:54.290-05:00You know, sometimes I think I'm in the wrong j...You know, sometimes I think I'm in the wrong job. I care about literature, I love it, and I love to make things up and try to do honest and great and touching, moving things with the art and stories. And I do all that for, reasonably scant return (and that's including my editing work and teaching). And yet, in the name of books, this guy makes a mint while not actually writing; money Nik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.com