6/26/2023 0 Comments Nancy drew author carolynThe yellow spine and “flashlight editions” of Nancy Drew are mostly Harriet Adam’s work or revisions by the Syndicate of the earlier ghostwriters (sometimes substantial changes were made). Later, Stratemeyer’s daughter, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, became the main writer under the name Carolyn Keene, in addition to have all of the earlier books revised and running the Syndicate. The first ghostwriter for the series was Mildred Benson (then known as Mildred Augustine and later Mildred Wirt). There have been many ghostwriters to work under the name of Carolyn Keene, both during the time of the Stratemeyer Syndicate and even today under Simon & Schuster, who currently publish the new books and own the rights to Nancy Drew after they bought the Syndicate in 1985. The Stratemeyer Syndicate worked by having Edward Stratemeyer (or later, his daughters and their employees) write an outline and then hire a ghostwriter to write the story based on the outline under the pseudonym. After all, Carolyn Keene’s books have been highly influential to millions of children across the world. Although Benson went on to write numerous other books for youth on her own, including the Penny Parker series, the bulk of her career was devoted to journalism. Courtesy of Nicole DiMella Bensons Career. Telling people that there is no Carolyn Keene can sometimes be akin to telling people there is no tooth fairy or questioning the existence of Santa Claus. 'Carolyn Keene' is listed as the author of all books in the Nancy Drew series.
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