Copywriting MASTER CLASS from 350 Million Man James Patterson

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by Glenn

Thanks Dien,

I notice a recent post
was about Copywriting.

Thought I'd Share.

I Am halfway thru this video course by James Patterson.

#1 Most books sold - 350 mil and counting.

I Highly Recommend it.

https://www.masterclass.com/classes/...NZhgodHoAL7w#/

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WARNING -

Mr Pattersons 22 Video Lessons are intimate and conversational.
But really packed with good advice.

Like reading Sun Tzu "Art of War"
or "The Book of 5 Rings"

IF you take action and Start Writing - using his advice.
You find What he says CHANGING based on what you do to TAKE ACTION. Which
is why I found myself watching the same video over again.

Kinda Weird.

Patterson drops STARTLING -- Behind the scenes -- TIDBITS too.

Like -

***70% of all Pattersons Readers are women.

Thanks,
Glenn Osborn
Rentamentor Marketing Group

The 70% I believe are newer numbers as he's added more female collaborators to his group. I like that he admits he doesn't enjoy writing the sentences, but is more of a broad stroke outline type writer.

Art of War has several new TODAY strategies, like the Higher Ground approach.

I don't read much fiction these days, I could never read S. KING although my ex read it at bedtime every night. When she was reading Cujo, I used to growl in the middle of the night...got a cuddle one way or the other. HA

I mention King because he has been a vocal critic of Patterson and doesn't think much of him as a writer...but I'm sure we can all learn from
Patterson's methods.

Similar to sculptors, who had their co-workers carve out the stone, and they (Big Name) put the finishing touches on it, and got the bigger bux too.

Good stuff Glen, thanks.

GordonJ

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by GordonJ

The 70% I believe are newer numbers as he's added more female collaborators to his group. I like that he admits he doesn't enjoy writing the sentences, but is more of a broad stroke outline type writer.

Art of War has several new TODAY strategies, like the Higher Ground approach.

I don't read much fiction these days, I could never read S. KING although my ex read it at bedtime every night. When she was reading Cujo, I used to growl in the middle of the night...got a cuddle one way or the other. HA

I mention King because he has been a vocal critic of Patterson and doesn't think much of him as a writer...but I'm sure we can all learn from
Patterson's methods.

Similar to sculptors, who had their co-workers carve out the stone, and they (Big Name) put the finishing touches on it, and got the bigger bux too.

Hi Gordon,

I agree that James Patterson has a unique approach, from what I've read (not having done the course.)

I believe he writes an outline of the story, and another writer "fleshes it out"... Something like that, anyhow, I believe!

It's pretty smart. A way to churn out a lot more books for his fans than he could possibly write on his own...

You're right, we can learn from this technique!

I know James Patterson comes from an advertising background. Perhaps this is more-or-less what they did at his ad agency.

Best wishes,

Dien

[Glenn]

I mention King because he has been a vocal critic of Patterson and doesn't think much of him as a writer...but I'm sure we can all learn from
Patterson's methods.

Thanks Gordon,

In a Wall Street Journal article James Patterson says he enjoys YANKING
Steven Kings Chain by COMPLIMENTING him.

Love it.

Today is SEEMS LIKE Everything and everybody and all of the news is NEGATIVE.

Makes those of us who Focus on THE POSITIVE
stand out.

Glenn