The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11
81 EON- TIE NEW FASHION, IN -LTTERATURE

the reader himself He pour glass
aye about beorc ~ne soe no oaTcuaT o % Or he
wood 3D. y . lN'e" i''''''S
In this way he could satisfy himself as to the particular
shade OF gold the heTone hair might happen be Or if he
trouble by taking the authors lit Many Of them did
Her eyes They were invariably deep and liquid They had
in them sunlight and shadow mischief unsuspecd possibilities.
complicated emotions strange wild yearning Anything didn't
know where else to put said hidden in her eyes Her
nose could have made for yourself of penorth
OF putty after reading descriptions detailed Her
forehead: it was always low and broad don't know why it
was always low Maybe because the intellectual HEROINE
popular now The banless doll fears, will continue for
many years to be mans ideal woman and womans
ideal OF herself for precisely the period be
The second chapter appeared Yorkshire
turned from college resides with his widowed mother and
sisters They delightful family What world of trouble
hshnan The author probably pages celebrating
youth The sub-editor with words presents him TO
and his clear blue eye fair crisp locks
natural cuness of which him personally though aurng
lately returned from college" tells first
class ccketer and frscass rover It doesn't tell much
about his brain power confess The description OF him
particular point 6ne assumes gsf the American g with the
elusive expression is going Thcy
are delightful family The uheditor does say but
They ride and shoot and cook make their own
dresses The third chapter is taken up with the mors OF
local cricket match Thank you, Mr. Sub-Editor, feel
you gratitude. In the fourth Ursula q beginning
get anxious about herr up again She is staying the
accident morning riding alone That advantage
OF having American girl for heroine Like the British
army 1t goes anywhere and does anything In chapter five
Basil and Ursula again, this time at picnic The sub
d s @ no. WISH 10 rePeat nse n otnerwlse ne psooaoy
up with the hunoTs Of the usual picnic In chapter six some
thing happens Basil returning late day Ur
suia Bart in lonely part OF the talking earnestly to
oughoong stranger His approach the soft turf being
you again Tomorrow night half-past In
gateway OF the abbey" Who why Ur-
1la him II, IOu II
So here the of reading twenty lines landed
speak, the beginning the chapter for TAX
ing the trouble read through for myself my kindly guide
the subedto has spoiled you read it, want say him
Why did she want TO see him againF Why choose draughy
been an awkward time for both Of temkey to lead to talk
Why should wade through three columns and half? It's your
work What you paid for My fear is that this sort of
thing part the public for CON
densed novels What busy man is going spend week OF
ing five tell him the whole history Then there
day. feel twhen the businesske editor will say
to ie story Of sixty thousand words and any another man to
tell it again sixteen hundred. We shall be expected
write novels in chapters not exceeding twenty words Our
short stories will be reduced to the formula Little boy Pair
of Skates Broken Ice Heaven gates Formerly an author
Christmas number would into five thousand
words
Personally should have commenced the previous spring.
given the reader the and the to get accustomed
makes beene for the hnnest ice He would have lived
cottage could have spread that cottage pages the
things that grew the garden the view from the front door, You
would have known that boy before had done with hfel you
had known him all your life; his quaint sayings; his childish
thoughts his ongng would have been impressed
you father might dash Of him The
mothers early ghood might have lent itself pretty writing.
For the ice would have had mysterious lake In wood
said haunted. The boy would have loved twghts
stand its margin He would have heard strange voices call
ing him. You would have felt the thing coming SO
might have been done. When think of that plot wasted
nine words it makes positively angry And what is become
of if this be the fashion We
paid by the length of half
thousand words and upward In the of fellows like
DOve md O1inO kUe
live novels the serial rights Of which
work four and xpence 1t can't be DONE 1t good
telling you why should live That's
That's silly I'm talking plain business what
boowrights? Who is going obuy novels Of three pages They