“I began using pseudonyms early in my career, when I was being paid a quarter a cent a word for my work, and when I had to write a lot to earn a living. Sometimes I had three or four stories in a single magazine without the editor knowing they were all by me.”
Quote by Ed McBain
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Ed McBain
Ed McBain, whose real name was Edwin August Hensen, was a renowned American detective novel writer. His works, set in New York City, feature a series of crime stories with the police officer Jack Carter as the protagonist. McBain's writing career spanned half a century, with a total of 87 novels, which were highly appreciated by readers. more