How Author James Patterson Writes Thirty-One Books at the Same Time | GQ

“My grandmother said, ‘Hungry dogs run faster,’” says the 75-year-old. “I've always been a hungry dog.”

Save this story Save this story For “Routine Excellence,” GQ asks creative, successful people about the practices, habits, and routines that get them through their day. James Patterson has written so many books that he’s long forgotten the number he hit during his most prolific single year. “I don’t know the most, but right now I believe I have 31 active projects,” says the 75-year-old over the phone, from his house about an hour north of New York City. “Lately, we’ve been doing eight to 10 fiction, one or two non-fiction, and then anywhere from three to five kids or young adult books.” The la

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