Comments, observations and thoughts from two bloggers on applied statistics, higher education and epidemiology. Joseph is an associate professor. Mark is a professional statistician and former math teacher.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Perhaps "secrets" isn't exactly the right word
At least according to Wikipedia, it seems to involve hiring people to write books, That doesn't seem like it would take up an entire MOOC.
Maybe he can fill in the rest of the time telling about how he created New York's first "great detective hero."
To be fair, sure, "hiring writers" may be Patterson's secret to writing a bestseller _now_, but that can't be his secret to writing his _first_ bestsellers.
I'll admit I thought of that too, but I looked at his bibliography and confirmed that most of his success relied on co-writers. Perhaps more importantly, unlike Serena Williams promising to improve your tennis game (another course from MasterClass.com), Patterson is charging $90 a head for "secrets to writing a bestseller." That alone merits some snark.
Mark:
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, sure, "hiring writers" may be Patterson's secret to writing a bestseller _now_, but that can't be his secret to writing his _first_ bestsellers.
I'll admit I thought of that too, but I looked at his bibliography and confirmed that most of his success relied on co-writers. Perhaps more importantly, unlike Serena Williams promising to improve your tennis game (another course from MasterClass.com), Patterson is charging $90 a head for "secrets to writing a bestseller." That alone merits some snark.
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