New-York tribune., 1886-05-30
THE SECRETS OF BOOh WIKING.

AriO Bates in The PrOrcttncf JOufHit
speaking of thr iact that although IN" principles or
tasting M hi seem Vagre and undeinaal Die, rub
lisHer recently told me IN Il II hii JuSl npee 10 10 ni
To receive from three remeis unknown 10 rtc o'er ahn
of very widel yins Positions III Ire. "plnons uloa
manuscript wiucn agreed IN aivislng Its rerrt' Yet
when Judgment upon It's merits 'hu ue.rIl.s !"
exactly a-rcens almost 10 coincide III ACTUAL eApies
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TN Al seems WORT IT, and before one j. acrrpei good
deal Of careful ex animation AMI luienent mas he ~
donr The autsoF j often iVisci To III Ike chanses
Sometimes at all to lis ikns once TeaohNir .lr
with publisher upon an alteration ne wished m'" il
monk M mn., he to pHDII-l, abd the cOnNeIsi
wont on until sad. rather tcstli,. ieal:
the book; isn't my opinion III q matter oi any va ne
on. yes" lie returned coolly IL l. Wrfth .0ns.
tn,: say "a tenth what il would he on book sohen0ly
ee "H n" u ,v ne WA, ri.ht book being accepted
there are snu,lry divers ms whlch remain %
considered III regard lis hingiDg out People are ~
to cherish The impr sOn That "heh IL Is on'e e.le 80
prnt the Publisher simply sends 10 'n' u MR.
hraves sigh OF relief, api sets TO WORK To hh aoth'i
We're tns So many hard worked Dook mi~ei @ Wo.u ,
lie al hap pier and less cilnb fri iAh 'lc
now mees out to him. There ale consult tohS i"nt
mecnanca make up OF the yoamo tho author aId the
professional proof rca~rs 20 over the roo sheets again
tne errors out binder does hs work and then the
hardest par OF the business hesins ApropOs OF proof
Ig~vs Ig~ Waae Of "y Ere "s Tas rs at t%a riat
third revise and erward plate proofs we're sent To
vent over il carsf1iy and friend accn-tone to proof
also examined 1t for Typographical errcr7; Yet rue rst
time eI nni-lei vonme. cnsnrei. quite by
attention called to Others NOuudy Wuu has nos
tried 1t knows how nara IL Is TO Duy tho printing IreSs
| into lclug exact
rhe gooa bang ma1e the publisher mus. decide just
when and how 1t shall be offered to the public. The
season. the announcements, the advert scucnt-, mast
All np carefully planuel, 4nd often seem 10 ave
uucb 10 do With fate of book the nature OF lis
coutruts Whether this month or next tue nCkIs uDllC
Is likely to give attention To "orA; whether tae
announcements shall first 20 out III NEWSPAPER ara
graphs circulars 10 the ira ie, win dozen gucs
zion OF this sort all to DO thongnfy cO.sidcred
aud ,ctpd upon Not inirequenty II hapPens that hi
author either deliberately or lnadVertebty settles I'M
| question 10y talking ireey to some member of th'
ur-ss remeIn Der talking WITH NJ. j. X. OsgOot
aDo II the changes whcn had Detn ma ie III pDpdla
novel etwron the Time ii first placed III the hand
OF tne house and its appearance IA Illnt
You to knO. good deal auont IT, he ooeerNe'
at length. How did you hnd all tbiit out Z
! Oh the author told me herself" answered
And dld yOu 20 and PRINT It, lie quericd 40
Print II f. my rather Indignant retoft. O
course did not. u .,,, d,
his eve theu YOU be etray ed Ler confidence.
however IL may have bee Ia THIS especial case IL
off len enough that TO take literary uan or Wod
at h. or her word IN the declaration that nat Is san
| not for publication is t. bctray confidence whic
secretly believes tbat tho recipient ei 'no coh"ohc
| will print what he hears. , d,
| How small a proportion OF books succeed eVeryDoi
| knows and when one considers tho amount OF laDo
expended in wrilIug failures, he must be proiounhi
nranchoy albeit not half ~ sad as when he consider
the time tskon 10 write. ..many books "hich III poou
! mary sense b. illiant successes.
| Il ike stO have book fhl.' an Od aud iaino'
| literary man said to Inc once rhfhef whihsichIy,
| reIiryes my mind of a great load OF responsibility
nave had all the pleasure OF wriung H. nno peVp
won', read IT, need be afraid that anybody VII
| Which is q view 90 largely aad nob'y phiosophic
that II u to be feared 1t Is 81 srsd ~ few wriiers