tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916337541305478226.post632638717489426102..comments2019-05-25T10:41:40.642-06:00Comments on Calm, Cool, and Collected: Thoughts after some more experienceJohn Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11527317811849077589noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916337541305478226.post-71021539103991928402006-12-26T12:46:00.000-07:002006-12-26T12:46:00.000-07:00...not to mention the benefit this would have to c......not to mention the benefit this would have to collectors--ensured provenance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916337541305478226.post-36462212169615704832006-12-26T12:43:00.000-07:002006-12-26T12:43:00.000-07:00And here I thought that your rules for compensatio...And here I thought that your rules for compensation were already ridiculously generous. If someone approached me about publishing one of the few author-emended typescripts I own, I'd first ask permission of the authors estate, and second, wouldn't take any more in compensation than what I'd paid for them originally.<br /><br />The problem I see with individual collectors owning pieces is one of publicity. Who will know where to look for these foul papers? And really, libraries are little better--special collections can be very obscure. My alma mater had one of the world's foremost collections of John Gay's works. Now, The Beggar's Opera <i>might</i> have enough research done at the acedemic level where people <i>know</i> about the collection. But given how little research is done on SF (and its relative youth), I doubt that there is that level of academic knowledge as to where to look for, say, Doc Smith's early Lensman drafts.<br /><br />The solution is usually to try to track down the author's publisher, and through them, the estate. So what I would suggest would be some sort of--well, I hate to say registration--but resgistration. Request (and include in a letter)that any time the pieces change hands, you or your estate be notified. That way researchers will at least have a chance on knowing where to look for your papers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com