On 20 May 2005, Dennis Lynds wrote:
: Sometimes I had to write the outline five or six times
before approval,
: and then always had to rewrite the manuscript. (Many years
later Gayle
: took a shot at the Crimebuster Series and had exactly the
same problem.
: It drove her crazy.) There were even ideas Jenny NEVER
approved. I
: still have one in the drawer. The writing itself was even
difficult
: because you were so limited in vocabulary, situations,
violence, etc.
I can imagine that fitting the formula and the rules must
have been hard, especially when in most books there has to be
a reason for people to hire three teenage boys, who get
around on bikes and leaved chalked question marks on walls,
instead of calling the cops. Thanks for the background on
your work on the series. These peeks behind the scenes are
really interesting.
Cheers,
Bill
-- William Denton : Toronto, Canada : http://www.miskatonic.org/
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