Excellent work, Mr. X,

As you wrote, this is a list, with your great comments, of how James Patterson writes. I didn't know this author who was so prolific and successful.

And, in a comment, you respond to a comment, that each one has its own way, its own style.

In some of my posts here on Medium, I tell stories or write about science and health.

But my books are the result of an intuition, a fact that caught my attention, an interesting passage in a book...

I never do a sketch, I just write fast, so I don't lose the idea.

Throughout the work, yes, I rearrange the sequence of chapters, insert in a previous chapter a phrase or word that helps the reader to understand the reason for a scene or the character's feeling. I reread the draft many times to see if the set is clear, also because I always have many characters.

In the first link you indicated, "Summary of Aaron Sorkin's MasterClass on Screenwriting" the first sentence is essential for writing a drama: "Intention and obstacles are the driveshaft of

drama".

In the second, "Summary of David Mamet’s MasterClass on Dramatic Writing", this sentence is perfect! "Myth is a poetic statement of an unverifiable reality. It's not false but merely unverifiable. It's a language that is ideological and works by seduction."

This is what gives the writer the most work: writing a novel, where the characters are fictional, but the places in time where each scene occurred are real and verifiable (a lot of research work confronting various pieces of information), in which the state of mind, the reactions of the character, are credible and adequate.

Congratulations, it's a great Vade Mecum!

Thank you for following me: it is an encouragement and honor for me.