I have a number of writers I work with regularly. I write an outline for a book. The outlines are very specific about what each scene is supposed to accomplish.
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For many years I had heard about an underworld consisting of people who act out a vampire fantasy while I was living in New York. Fortunately for me there are also several books on the phenomena.
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| Birth: | 22nd March, 1947 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Novelist |
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James Brendan Patterson was born in Newburgh, New York, USA. He is an American author and novelist. He is largely known for his novels about fictional psychologist Alex Cross, the protagonist of the Alex Cross series. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English from Manhattan College in 1969 and summa cum laude with an M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University in 1970. He was an advertising executive at J. Walter Thompson. He also wrote the Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, Witch and Wizard, and Private series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. Patterson's awards include the Edgar Award, the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year award, and the Children's Choice Book Award for Author of the Year. He has pledged to donate £250,000 to independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland.
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