An Exercise for the Student: Pile of Paper Inventory

[rolanni]

Steve and I have now been through the contents of that bottom file drawer -- the one I couldn't close? This is what we've got, folks:

Agent of Change
1. Typescript dated 1984
2. Carbon of original submission letter to Judy-Lynn del Rey, dated December 1, 1985
3. Photocopy of Stephen Hickman's cover concept
4. Revision/Acceptance letter from S. Shapiro
5. Cover flat of actual cover
6. Galleys

Conflict of Honors
1. Typescript dated 1986
2. Revision letters from S. Shapiro, reply from S. Lee
3. Editorial post card
4. Galleys

Carpe Diem
NEARLY 10 INCHES HIGH, AN ESTIMATED TWO THOUSAND SHEETS OF PAPER, A STAND-ON-THE-BATHROOM-SCALE-WITH-YOUR-ARMS-FULL-OF-PAPER GUESSTIMATE IS BETWEEN 18 AND 20 POUNDS OF PAPER
1. Typescript (starts on Page 2) and letter dated September 19, 1988
2. Another full copy, with extensive revision notes, and sections that had to be moved paper-clipped together
3. Several pages of notes from telephone conversations, in Sharon's hand
4. Notes for eliminated plotlines
5. Editorial Christmas card
6. Photocopy of the copy-edited manuscript
7. Proof
Edited to add:
8. Photocopy of cover concept by Stephen Hickman, with handwritten notes by the artist
9. Cover flat of actual cover

Candlelight
1. Original typescript, hand corrected by authors, dated July 1984
2. Submission typescript
3. Carbon copy of submission letter to Good Housekeeping
4. Several rejection letters (including Good Housekeeping)
5. Another copy, with hand-written revisions
6. Intent-to-publish letter from Pulphouse, signed by Dean Wesley Smith, receive date noted in Sharon's hand as October 1992


Given the huge amount of paper that is Carpe Diem, we'd be auctioning these off one at a time, if there's interest. Buyer would pay postage and handling above and beyond the winning bid (or, yanno, send us your FedEx account number, or whatever). We're thinking right now that Ebay is the way to go -- the state of Maine raffle laws are. . .beyond my poor ability to comprehend.

Discuss.

P.S. The file drawer closes now.

Comments

[hapaxnym.livejournal.com]

As much as I would love to have them in the packets I bid on (o yesss my precioussss bids we will), you might wish to hold onto the cover flats for your own memories. Surely they can't take up too much room?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

We have plenty of Carpe Diem flats and at least one more Agent of Change. What we don't have are any Conflict of Honors cover flats, so the person who wins that bundle only gets paper. Unless, of course A Miracle Occurs(tm) -- which is always possible.