Michael Crichton

Now, if there’s any doubt as to the pedigree of those two de facto writing advisors, consider these credentials: Michael Crichton penned Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain (among a plethora of other novels), has sold over 200 million books worldwide, and is the only writer ever to have works simultaneously charted at number one in television, film, and book sales (those works were E.R., Jurassic Park, and Disclosure, respectively).