Mois: février 2023

The Journey of The Reluctant Soldier In 2018 I was working as a writer and editor in New York when I was contacted by author Mark Perlman. He had written an historical novel that had taken him years to research and included several trips to France. Mark wanted the book edited before submitting it to agents. He drove from his home in Connecticut to meet me at a local restaurant near my house about an hour north of the city. We connected and I signed an agreement to edit Mark’s manuscript. It took a few years and several rewrites before Castles of Corn was ready to seek representation. When that time came, what Mark and I discovered in seeking an agent or publisher took us both by surprise. But first let me tell you a bit about the storyline. The Reluctant Soldier blends historical facts and characters with fictional ones. The story takes place in both France and the United States. Its themes of segregation, historical incidents, tragedies, and personal triumphs will reso…

The Hardy Boys The Hardy Boys is a series of mystery books for teenagers and children, that debuted in 1927 and was created by American writer Edward Stratemeyer. Teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy are amateur sleuths who solve mysteries that stump adults. They live in a Northeastern state, have a car, a motorcycle, a boat and seemingly unlimited funds for their many adventures. They were trained in solving crimes by their father, Fenton, an ex-NYPD officer and are accompanied on their adventures by Chet Morton. The original series continued until 2005 and sold over 70 million copies worldwide, but it was never translated into French until now. Creation The creator of the series, Edward Stratemeyer was a prolific writer (he wrote about 1,300 books) with a nose for business. He came up with an ingenious business model for a literary syndicate that hired a network of freelance ghostwriters, who wrote novels for a small flat fee, following the detailed outline of the plot…