Interlibrary Loan

Eric Bourland · 01 May 2019, 01:58 · from 2019-April.txt.gz

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From: eb at hwaet.com (Eric Bourland)
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:58:56 -0400
Subject: (urth) Interlibrary Loan
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>>> Have to make the tone just right. 

I too was wondering about this. I guess we should not just stomp up to the gates of Tor Castle and demand oversight of the editing, although in fact this was my first inclination. I'll take a shot at it. This is just a draft, a suggestion, a place to begin. It's challenging to say, in a kind tone, we don't trust your editing esp with Hartwell gone; please don't *$#@! this up. Maybe this . . . .

Dear Editors,

Hello. We're a group of readers from the Urth Mailing List, a mailing list established in 1996 to discuss the writing of Gene Wolfe. We mourn the passing of Mr. Wolfe.

We are all looking forward eagerly to reading Mr. Wolfe's last novel, Interlibrary Loan. As a group, we also mourn the fact that Mr. Wolfe is not available to review the manuscript galleys.

Mr. Wolfe's writing is subtle and precise. In the past, his manuscripts have suffered under the pens of well-meaning copyeditors and proofreaders. Typically, when Wolfe receives edited galleys, he responds with STET to many well-intended but erroneous edits. Even small edits, like turning a letter to uppercase, or changing a pronoun, can ruin the intended effect of the story. Every scene, every sentence, every word is chosen and developed with utmost care. Many times, something that seems like an error, is not an error, but a carefully considered component of the story.

Among our group we have dedicated and prominent Wolfe scholars. We would be delighted to offer our assistance during the editorial phase of publishing Interlibrary Loan. We are available to consult with your editorial team as needed, to help publish Mr. Wolfe's last novel as close as possible to Mr. Wolfe's intentions. Our services are offered pro bono, simply because this book means a great deal to all of us.

Please let us know if we can assist. Thanking you for your time we remain

The Urth List

From: Urth <urth-bounces at lists.urth.net> On Behalf Of Marc Aramini
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 7:36 AM
To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net>
Subject: Re: (urth) Interlibrary Loan

I guess I will formulate a sample one and see if we can agree on the verbiage. Have to make the tone just right. 

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