HACK WRITER vs. LITERARY AUTHOR Stephen King, Janet Evanovich, and James Patterson were hanging out at a coffee shop bragging about how loyal their readers were. “I could write five novels a year,” Stephen King said, “and my readers would purchase every book, no matter how poorly they were written.” “Oh yeah?” Janet Evanovich proclaimed. “I could write ten novels a year, and my loyal readers would purchase every single one of them.” “That’s nothing,” James Patterson scoffed. “I could write 15 novels a year, and my loyal readers would spend their money on all of them.” Tom Wolfe overheard the conversation and became upset. “You are doing your readers a disservice with your hackery,” he said. “I took five years to write Back to Blood because I believe in giving my loyal readers my best effort.” And with that, Tom Wolfe strolled away. “I hate to say this,” Stephen King said, “but I didn’t think Back to Blood was very good.” “I hate to say this,” Janet Evanovich said, “but I spend so much time writing all my books that I don’t have time to read anybody else’s writing.” “I hate to ask this,” James Patterson said quietly, staring at Stephen King and Janet Evanovich, “but you guys actually write all your own books?”
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:49:02 +0000
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