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Looking back
During the height of COVID-19, Patterson was stuck in his home in Palm Beach, Florida, for several months.“ I started scribbling stories, and once I had the tone, I really enjoyed it,” he says. Those stories became his memoir, James Patterson, which was released in early 2022. He writes about his grandmother, who was a major force in his life and gave him the motto for his writing career: Hungry dogs run faster.
But it also talks about his parents, his childhood, his time in school, attending Woodstock(“ Everybody my age says that, but I was actually there,” he quips) and much more.“ I’ m really excited about it,” says Patterson.
At this stage of his life, looking back, is there anything that he hasn’ t done but would like to regarding writing?“ I’ ve had very successful books, but not like a Harry Potter. That would be fun,” he says.“ I want to write the kind of novel that would be read and reread so many times that the binding breaks, and the book literally falls apart – pages scattering in the wind. I’ m still working on that one. But it does drive me.”
Michele Wojciechowski is an international journalist for the Connection. She is based in Maryland, USA.
20 | MAR / APR 2023 COSTCO CONNECTION