Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-01
LITERATURE ON The couNTER

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Businessiike Ways of the Up To Date
Author.
Like law, plumbing and short story
writing, salesmanship Is now taught
by correspondence, but so far as is
known no special course is offered in
the difficult task of selling literature.
To fill that want these hints are Of
fered.
Printed forms with blanks spaces for
the titles Of the manuscript are always
Impressive. A modest card comes
from the far west. It reads:
"T enclose verses entitled -, -.
Unless expressly otherwise stipulated
ali MSS. which I offer for sale can be
bought at the purchasers own price"
Another contributor uses a form
with blanks for the following details:
Classification, title. length, terms. In
this case the terms were usual rates"
The author has an eye on the future
state Of the market, and the blank has
this labor saving tag on the end:
Will the editor kindly mark the ap-
propriate paragraph, II this MS. is un-
available?
/. Too long-too short?
Q. Too much matter Of this sort on
hand?
g. Not appropriate for our publica-
ton?
4. Would you care to have other MS.
submitted to you? II so, are any Of
the following classes Of work particu-
lariy likely to prove available at this
time?
Stories s-short-serial.
Poems
Essays current social topics =
household and domestic questions.
Brief discussions on miscellaneous
topics in narrative form (style similar
to DIR. Holiness "AntocratD.
Very businesslike is the man who
encloses printed slip which reads
VIII the Editor of kindly
read the enclosed Ms. and return the
same II found unavailable at regular
rates?
II accepted, please send notice to
that effect and state how payment win
be made.
Sad experience may have moved
him to add in italics at the bottom:
"This MS is offered with the UNDER
standing that II accepted It is to be
paid for"
Obviously English is this polite line
which constitutes the form Of con-
tributor from abroad: II beg to, solicit
your kind attention TO the underrnen-
toned articles"
No tradesman ever succeeded by
running down his own wares and the
| rule holds good in selling literature.
One author accompanies his story with
a printed slip which reads Ike this:
"The - -" Is an original story
Of 1856 words, relating pathetic In
cident OF New York life today, with dry
humor and a strong, agreeable finish.
My reputation as the author Of .
-" a successful drama, - = - !, !"
play published in verse and transla-
tions Of -- -'s greatest play ETC.,
assures editors Of the quality and re-
liability OF my offerings.
Quality and reliability assured" is
very businesslike, but not more so
than the method Of syndicate which
offers a series of weekly articles and
winds UP with the announcement
Three articles are now ready for
shipment"
Short, snappy sentences are always
effective in advertising and can be
used in disposing Of art and literature
as well. Note these:
Peary is coming home with the north
pole! .
Be ready for him with some good
pictures for the story! s.fy.
/ have them-the kind you have not
seen! ...i....,
Write or wire. and I will rush. II
| not as represented send 'em back;
that's all! 4tis tt
Mention has been made Of a syn
dicate, and II proof were lacking that
supplying literature is q business and
that at least one branch Of It is In
Idanger Of falling into the control Of
trust take this announcement:
| Humorists' Exchange.
Newspapers furnished with high
class service of American humor.
Comic Serials. Humorous Stories.
Cartoons. Jokes.
Sporting Cuts. Humorous Columns.
| Color Pages.
Art is not neglected. An up to date
dealer offers lot Of 110 baseball pict-
ures for q lump sum with this sugges-
ton: -
A baseball writer can telephone from
the field the numbers and captions,
and your last issue will literally as
tonish your readers. or you can pro-
fusely illustrate your morning edition.
This series contains men Of every
physique and in every conceivable at
titude. There are fat men, thin men,
short men, long men sliding to bases
and home. Every sort of pitcher,
catcher, shortstop, fielders and base
men. Various numbers Of men are
scrapping with various umpires.
Rainy day sketches and everything
likely to happen.