I knew no other Gold Medal writers, Bill. We didn't hang out
together. Maybe the males did...and also I was a lot younger
than most (22) and very new to writing Spring Fire was my
first published novel. Most writers had already published.
Dick Carroll knew a lot of them. Dick also suggested that I
write under a pseudonym because Marijane Meaker was too girly
a name for his audience. When I wanted to write journalistic
type books about lesbians in NYC much as Donald Webster Cory
had done about males, I chose the name Bianca Blye. Dick blew
up. He said it sounded like Captain Blye. He said "You want
an all-American nice girl's name, a Henry Aldrich type name."
(The Aldrich Family was big on radio). I said ok, Ann Aldrich
it will be. Dick was right.
Bill Crider <
bcrider@houston.rr.com> wrote:
> I read all Boucher's reviews of the Vin Packer books
in the NYTBR. I'd
> like to know more about how you worked on the crime
novels. I know some
> of them were based on actual cases, and one (GIRL OF
THE BESTSELLER
> LIST) seems to be based on what might have happened
if a writer like
> Grace Metalious was murdered. I loved the cover of
that one, which
> appeared to be based on the famous photo of
Metalious on the back cover
> of the Dell pb of PEYTON PLACE.
>
> And did you know any of the other GM writers, like
Charles Williams?
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