Thomas B. Congdon Jr

An editor, Congdon worked on books, giving authors detailed responses to their manuscripts to help improve their work. As an example, author A. Scott Berg recalled a manuscript he turned in that imitated the style of other writers, including Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe. "I did three or four drafts under Tom's tutelage," Berg recalled, "and I remember once, he circled a paragraph, and he said: 'You know who this sounds like? Nobody. Write the whole book like this. That's your voice.'" Berg's book, Maxwell Perkins: Editor of Genius, went on to win the National Book Award in 1980. Congdon also worked on bestsellers like Peter Benchley's Jaws (1974), and David Halberstam's The Reckoning (1986). "Tom's motto was that an editor should make love to his writer," said author Christopher Buckley. "And Tom's writers felt made love to. I know I did." Congdon died December 23 from Parkinson's disease and congestive heart failure. He was 77. From This is True for 21 December 2008 Suggestions for further reading: Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg Amazon Price: $12.24 Customer Review: If you like historical non-fiction, this is a must-read. I was a little skeptical about reading a biography about Lindbergh, but this novel has been a pleasure to read. The book gives a enlightening perspective on America in the early 1900's, and I...   Goldwyn: A Biography by A. Scott Berg Amazon Price: $13.68 Customer Review: Andrew Scott Berg spends about 10 years on each biography he writes. This one is some of the best writing you will get to read.   The Miracle Method: A Radically New Approach to Problem Drinking by Insoo Kim Berg, Scott D. Miller Amazon Price: $12.44 Customer Review: I'm amazed that this book, running at 172 pages, can contain so much wisdom and such straight-to-the point advice - both for people who have a drinking problem and for therapists. In fact, it is so good that people interest in Psychology, in g...   Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg Amazon Price: $13.26 Customer Review: Magically, Amazon.com switched my address to my old address, an apartment I moved out of over 3 years ago. In that time, I have ordered from Amazon more than a dozen times, so there should have been no reason that my account still had that address. ...   Working with the Problem Drinker: A Solution-Focused Approach by Insoo Kim Berg, Scott D. Miller Amazon Price: $23.81   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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