![]() ![]() He sent his books not to a publisher but to a packager called Megabooks-effectively a conduit between the writer and the publisher, Simon & Schuster. ![]() ![]() “You're usually in touch with one person, the editor,” says Christopher Lampton, who wrote 11 Hardy Boys books in the 1980s. ![]() If writing seems like a lonely profession, try ghostwriting children's books. Read more: Writing in someone else’s world The solution was an assembly line that made millions by turning writers into anonymous freelancers-a business model that is central to the Internet age. They’re still here because their creators found a way to minimize cost, maximize output, and standardize creativity. The secret behind the longevity of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys is simple. But the main modern achievement of the series is simply that it continues to exist. A few things have changed, though-characters listen to MP3 players and reference science-fiction movies, and Hardy Boys chapters (oddly) alternate between the first-person perspectives of Frank and Joe. The novels bear the same pseudonyms as the originals: Franklin W. How Hobbies Infiltrated American Life Julie BeckĮighty-five years have passed since readers first encountered both the Hardy Boys and their teen-detective counterpart, Nancy Drew, yet new books continue to be released several times a year. ![]()
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