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Mad libs in novel format
> You know that's how these were actually written, right? Edward Stratemeyer
> and his factory/warehouses full of typists following the exact same
> outline, substituting details and names. It worked for his other creations,
> like Hardy Boys and Bobbsey Twins. There's been some books written about
> him and his process. He created hundreds of series, and within each series
> was its own pattern.
>
> (Of course, the rumor is that Harlequin used to work this way too, sending
> out Mad-Lib like “outlines” that required the “writer” to just insert new
> names and synonyms to create each book with the same sensibility!)
>
Via theferrett [1], a comment about “The lost outlines of “Carolyn” “Keene”
[2]”
It's not like the thought of doing something like this [3] hadn't crossed my
mind.
[1]
http://theferrett.livejournal.com/700311.html
[2]
http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/382500.html
[3]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2006/03/09.1
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