I never read detective novels. I started out in graduate school writing a more serious book. Right around that time I read 'The Day of the Jackal' and 'The Exorcist'. I hadn't read a lot of commercial fiction, and I… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I have heard of novels started in the middle, at the end, written in patches to be joined together later, but I have never felt the slightest desire to do this. — C. S. Forester Copy Share Image
