The Baby-Sitters Club
by Ann M. Martin · first published 1989
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…a ghostwritten author still probably wouldn't publish more than one or two books a month. Beyond that point, you're just competing with yourself. (For instance, young adult series like Goosebumps, The Baby-Sitters Club, or Animorphs typically published a book every month or two.) Publishing multiple books per day is out of the question. That's beyond even what's reasonable for an editor to skim through and rubber-stamp.
on “Citing “rapid evolution of generative AI,” Amazon limits new Kindle books” ↗Especially books in genres where the norm is very short books—like intermediate-grades kids' books (Goosebumps, Boxcar Children, Animorphs, Nancy Drew, The Baby-Sitters Club) or romance novels. Bonus points if you can re-use the same two or three chapter-by-chapter beat-for-beat outlines over and over. Of course, that quality also makes those sort of books the easiest to…
on “R.L. Stine and Ghostwriters (2012)” ↗> Traditionally, middle-grade book discovery happens via parents, librarians, and—most crucially—peers. At recess, your best friend tells you that you have got to read the Baby-Sitters Club, and boom, you’re hooked I've never experienced this in my school life. Used to be the one guy who spends all of his time helping out and reading at the school library back in elementary school. Later…
on “Book people think they know why 9-year-olds stop reading for fun” ↗