Hi— Does anyone have any ideas for disposing of dead matter? Do old manuscripts have any value to anyone? Thanks.
Dead Matter; Old Manuscripts
- Thread starter Jim McGoldrick
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I just got rid of a very early draft of the third book in my series. It was embarrassingly bad. I shredded it.
But I'm just a genre-writing hack. Are you talking about an old manuscript of your own? Or an old manuscript by a famous author?
But I'm just a genre-writing hack. Are you talking about an old manuscript of your own? Or an old manuscript by a famous author?
Very successful writers often donate all their papers--including early drafts of their works--to libraries. But unless your books have sold well and you have a certain amount of recognition in your field they're unlikely to be of value to anyone but you.
I shred mine.
I shred mine.
Our own. My wife and I have about thirty mss from pre-electronic publishing days.
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Thanks. I think they’re going in the dumpster.
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Thanks. I think they’re going in the dumpster.
I compost mine. Good for discouraging weeds. And grass. And - actually, just generally discouraging.
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If its paper I recycle it. If its electric then I file a copy in the backup folder and keep it.