{"id":2255,"date":"2021-02-06T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2021-02-04T11:57:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T11:57:34","slug":"the-process-of-co-authoring-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2255","title":{"rendered":"The process of co-authoring books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Guest blog by Ian Thirkettle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Patterson often writes in partnership with other authors. I was curious as to how these partnership books are written.  They are presented as James Patterson books and he is very much the brand. I have not noticed a difference in style between different books of his I have read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example I have noticed some similarities between \u2018The President is missing\u2019<\/a>, which was written with Bill Clinton, and \u2018The First Lady\u2019<\/a>, which was written with Brendan DuBois. I would recommend both of these titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quick google found various articles that describe the process of James Patterson writing with his co-authors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is quite a good description in the Guardian; https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/booksblog\/2018\/jun\/07\/bill-clinton-james-patterson-the-president-is-missing-co-authors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was particularly intrigued by the graph;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Analysis<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stylometric analysis of The President Is Missing. Photograph: James O’Sullivan in the Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This shows that the majority of the book is written in Patterson\u2019s style with undertones of Clinton.  I have the image of Patterson marking Clintons work like a school teacher.  The last chapter is mostly Clintons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All this brought to mind a book I read a few years ago.  Author Unknown<\/a> by Don Foster.  Don Foster is an English professor from New York.  In the book Foster describes his work in Literary Forensics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literary forensics is a process to determine authorship of a passage, each individuals writing is distinctive and unique like DNA.  The language you use, the structure, punctuation, all point to an individual author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am aware of some of my own DNA.  For example I tend to write in short sentences, also I never use the word \u2018whilst\u2019 always preferring to use \u2018while\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Author Unknown, Don Foster describes some of the cases he has worked on. From identifying a poem by Shakespeare to the Unabomber to Monica Lewinsky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a fascinating read which I fully recommend. It is written like a \u2018who done it\u2019 with Foster as the detective.  If you enjoy true life procedural stories then seek out a copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The President is missing\u2019<\/a> and \u2018The First Lady\u2019<\/a> are both available from https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/lists\/as-seen-on-the-solve-the-murder-blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the titles mentioned are available from Amazon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>\"\"\n\n\n\n<\/a>\"\"\n\n\n\n<\/a>\"\"\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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