Complex sentence: Patterson works with a variety of co-authors, such as Candice Fox, Maxine Paetro, Andrew Gross, Mark Sullivan, Ashwin Sanghi, Michael Ledwidge, and Peter de Jonge and has often said that collaborating with others brings new and interesting ideas to his stories.
Split into simpler sentences: Patterson works with a variety of co-authors, such as Candice Fox, Maxine Paetro, Andrew Gross, Mark Sullivan, Ashwin Sanghi, Michael Ledwidge, and Peter de Jonge. Patterson has often said that collaborating with others brings new and interesting ideas to his stories.