He spent a lot of his time writing as a little kid and his first book that he wrote was when he was 13 years of age. It was not published but it was a hit at the school that he attended and was enjoyed threw out his community. James Patterson was a literary star and knew the importance of a good education was. He was the top of his class and the top of his English classes and was well aware of his gifts.
James Patterson grew up in New York and always loved the city and all the energy that it brought, because of this he decided to get his under grad at Manhattan college and then moved on to get his Masters in english literature at Vanderbilt University. He left their after a year and started to write some of his first published books. he became incredibly succesful at this and he started to date a woman names Sue Sillie and ended up marrying here in 1997 and they had a son a year later which they named …show more content…
Just his income last year alone pulled in $95 million dollars and has sold over 85 million copies. He has been given the nobel peace prize and many other awards for his literature and has travelled around the world to share his books and read them in local libraries. He has donated over $1 million dollars to libraries across the country and continues to go around to share the importance of chasing your dreams and how important education is for you. He also wrote several shows for A&E and all the critics love him and is succesful in the movie business.
James Patterson is my favorite American author and has done a great job of writing to all types of genres and audiences . He continues to write books today and is still married to his wife Sue and lives in New York. He is coming out with a new series later this year and he will release it sometime in October. He will continue to travel the world in search of young authors that aspire to become him like someday and give them the courage and hope that they need to