“Jurassic Park” writer Michael Crichton died from cancer in 2008 but a new novel co-authored by James Patterson called “Eruption” completes a manuscript he started 20 years ago
When “Jurassic Park” author Michael Crichton died from cancer in 2008, he left behind numerous unfinished projects, including a manuscript he began 20 years ago about the imminent eruption of Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano. Crichton's widow Sherri, who is CEO of CrichtonSun, tapped another millions-selling author — James Patterson— to complete the story. “Eruption” is now in stores. Patterson is very familiar with co-authoring.
AP: What did you discover from those papers?CRICHTON: Michael had structure and discipline. He was constantly moving all of his projects around. When he wrote 'Jurassic Park' he was also writing four or five other books at the exact same time. He charted everything. How many words he wrote in a day, how many pages, how did that compare to other days, how long it took.
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