Showing posts with label chapter length. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chapter length. Show all posts

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Where Does Patterson's Short Chapters and Compactness Come From?

Mrs. Bridge: A NovelOn NPR a few days ago James Patterson discussed a novel that influenced him, Mrs. Bridge: A Novel.

Patterson notes in the audio that Mrs. Bridge: A Novel "certainly helped inspire [his] writing style. Short chapters, compactness, and clarity."   Listen to the full audio of James Patterson below.

In the audio does it sound like James is channeling Andy Rooney or is that just me?  :)

Note also the mention of "mysteries" in the audio.  Patterson writes mysteries, right?

* Sources for this Post at Delicious.
Listen to the full audio of James Patterson below.