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James Patterson: How Did I Get Here?

The author on going from ad copywriter to 280 million book bestseller

James Patterson: How Did I Get Here?

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September 19, 2013 at 10:23 PM UTC

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This article is part of the September 23, 2013 issue of businessweek.

The best-selling author worked at McLean Hospital and went to Manhattan College long before he decided to write.