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Post by helsieboo on Jun 11, 2009 3:28:27 GMT -5
It's interesting to see how many ghostwriters there are, and how many they've all done.
I can't believe it took me so long to work out that Lerangis also wrote the novel adaption of the movie.
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Post by Kylie90210 on Jun 11, 2009 21:42:29 GMT -5
^ Ha, I didn't know!
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Post by Lila on Jul 26, 2009 16:59:12 GMT -5
No wonder in some books you end up hating a sitter or thinking she's being obnoxious or something. XD
This makes perfect sense now. =)
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Post by digigirl02 on Sept 13, 2009 16:05:59 GMT -5
Thanks for making up the list for us.
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Post by shannon86 on Apr 14, 2010 16:33:50 GMT -5
Ann wrote SS#10.
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Post by booboobrewer on Apr 14, 2010 17:40:35 GMT -5
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Post by anzuhana on Apr 14, 2010 17:56:14 GMT -5
Thanks for the list. It's interesting to see what ghostwriter wrote what book. I wonder why Ann wrote more books for the Little Sister than she did for the BSC? Is it because Little Sister was easier?
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Post by shannon86 on Apr 15, 2010 14:20:45 GMT -5
Oh! She didn't? Then my bad and sorry.
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starrynight
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Post by starrynight on Apr 15, 2010 15:36:44 GMT -5
Yeah, it was definitely Peter L.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2010 6:19:26 GMT -5
I never knew there were any ghost writers. I kinda thought that Ann M. Martin was like superwoman and managed to write them all herself (though i wondered HOW she managed to do that!)
I thought this because at least on Sweet Valley High, it says "Created by Francine Pascal"...Ann's books don't say that do they?
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Post by polaris on Jun 1, 2011 8:50:31 GMT -5
This list is very interesting. Just wondering a few things, did Ann give an outline for all the books or did the ghost-writers make some of them up completely themselves? Were the ghost-writers given a choice in what books they wrote or were they just given the books? For example I notice Ellen Miles wrote nearly all the mysteries, was this because she liked writing mysteries or just because she was assigned them? Also I notice her first 3 regular books she wrote were mystery related as well. I also noticed Peter Lerangis only wrote 1 Mallory book most of the other characters he wrote 4 books each, Stacey had 5 and Claudia 6. I wonder again was this as a preference or the editors decide he didn't suit Mallory books? Anyway even if nobody knows the answer to these questions it is still interesting to see how these things break down  |
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Post by anzuhana on Jun 1, 2011 9:04:15 GMT -5
Polaris, I only know that Ann wrote the outline for the books and then the ghostwriters followed the outline.
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Post by oldhickory on Jun 1, 2011 14:33:45 GMT -5
^ where did you read that anzuhana? i never knew -- some of her letters make it feel like she has no idea what the book is about :]
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Post by anzuhana on Jun 1, 2011 15:01:49 GMT -5
Oldhickory, I don't remember where I read it but I'll look for it.
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Post by zoar3 on Jun 1, 2011 15:20:08 GMT -5
^Also, if she really outlined each book, well depending to what extent, some of them sure turned out a far cry from those she wrote herself! She might have written something like (for Mallory and Dream Horse, the last book I read): Mallory convinces her parents to let her take riding lessons. Mal has lousy experience, "fails" at riding, etc. Subplot: Pike kids organize neighborhood talent show. And/or "take up space about Nina's blankie.
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