Why best-selling novelist James Patterson loves Substack — and hates AI

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James Patterson, with the help of several co-authors, produces multiple books a year. He says he still has time to make more stuff — like a new Substack.

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The most famous author from every state

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Author of contemporary horror, Stephen King is a guest on GOOD MORNING AMERICA, 11/2/15,
Maine native Stephen King has set almost all of his novels in his home state.

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I walked away from a successful career because it was lonely. Here's how I pivoted and found my dream job.

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Louise Dean started a novel-writing business.

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Sci-fi writer who got caught review-bombing her rival authors fesses up, loses book deal

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Cait Corrain said a psychological breakdown pushed her to create fake profiles leaving negative reviews.

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Nobody showed up to a best-selling author's book launch. She called it a 'career low point' but found out she's far from alone.

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Suzanne Young is a New York Times best-selling author.

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Cupcakes and Passion Open a Gateway to Horror in Delilah S. Dawson's Bloom

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Showtime De-Fangs Let the Right One In After a Single Season

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Let the Right One In—the gorgeously bleak 2008 Swedish movie based on the 2004 Swedish horror novel—is remembered fondly for its unique vampire story, exploring the grim but loving relationship between a girl who thirsts for blood and the man who acts as her protector and prey-snatcher.

Birth/Rebirth Slices Into a Grisly Tale of Motherhood

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Heartbreak and body horror intersect in Laura Moss’ Birth/Rebirth, a homage to Frankenstein and David Cronenberg’s

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