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Jonathan Seth Kellermanis an American novelist, psychologist, and Edgar- and Anthony Award-winning author best known for his popular mystery novels featuring the character Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Born on the Lower East Side of New York City, his family relocated to Los Angeles when Jonathan was nine years old.
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Jonathan Seth Kellermanis an American novelist, psychologist, and Edgar- and Anthony Award-winning author best known for his popular mystery novels featuring the character Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Born on the Lower East Side of New York City, his family relocated to Los Angeles when Jonathan was nine years old.
Kellerman graduated from the University of Southern California with a doctor of philosophy degree in psychology in 1974, and began working as a staff psychologist at the USC School of Medicine, where he eventually became a full clinical professor of pediatrics. He opened a private practice in the early 1980s while writing novels in his garage at night.
His first published novel, When the Bough Breaks, appeared in 1985, many years after writing and having works rejected. He then wrote five best-selling novels while still a practicing psychologist. In 1990, he quit his private practice to write full-time. He has written more than 40 crime novels, as well as nonfiction works and children’s books.
11 Quotes by Jonathan Kellerman
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Time spent researching varies from book to book. Some novels require months, even years of research, others very little. I try to do most of my research before I begin but inevitably questions emerge during the writing.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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Each novel is harder than its predecessor because I must work harder at not repeating myself. However, I enjoy the challenge. This is the greatest job in the world.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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The characters emerge from my rather twisted mind. That’s another enjoyable part of the job making stuff up.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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These people are real to me, and situations keep coming up where their emergence feels natural. It’s like meeting old friends. I hope readers feel the same way.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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We tend to read each other’s books in sizeable chunks as they are written. I don’t know that you could say we are ruthless with each other – in fact, I suppose we are very kind. There are ways to make suggestions which are not destructive.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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The key to this collaboration – which we undertook after much deliberation – was to stretch creatively. New characters, new locales, new form (the novella).
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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That’s what’s so great about my job. I get paid to do what got me in trouble in grade school space out and play with my imaginary friends. In terms of Isaac, when the time’s right.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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It didn’t feel difficult at the time because I was so charged up about both books. Afterward, however, I was pretty tired. In a good way, like after a great workout.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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Without sounding pompous, I really do feel that I have a set of standards that I must adhere to, even leaving aside considerations of what the readers expect.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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That has to remain the principal reason for doing it, doesn’t it? I know it’s possible to write for money, and many very good writers have done so. But for me, it has to remain the principal thing that I actually want to do the writing.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist
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I don’t practice, but I am still officially in paediatrics. I keep in touch with journals, and I have a very good data bank of medical information and there is a key thing for a writer knowing where to go. I know where to go to get the information that I need.
Jonathan KellermanAmerican novelist and psychologist