<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">I've never been sure how much leeway an editor really has. Would they really cut whole scenes they didn't like? Do they redo things wholesale or just fix things and make recommendations? Since Wolfe picked this editor, can we rely on his pick? Even if Wolfe were alive, how much of the editor's influence would make it to publication? And if the answer is the editor has a lot of sway, how many of his edits would the author notice on review?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Apr 26, 2019, at 9:55 PM, Bailey Swartz <<a href="mailto:bsswartz@gmail.com">bsswartz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">I like to have faith that Wolfe (who so carefully constructed each work) anticipated the possibility of posthumourous publication and made appropriate plans for that eventuality.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 7:51 PM Eric Bourland <<a href="mailto:eb@hwaet.com">eb@hwaet.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_5245572707801291882WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I am wondering what result we would get if, individually and noisily, we reached out to Tor editors and implored them to do basic proofreading on the new novel, but make no changes in its substance, and publish it as Mr. Wolfe wrote it. I am willing to act on this.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Eric<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">*******<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Eric Bourland<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:eb@hwaet.com" target="_blank">eb@hwaet.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.hwaet.com/" target="_blank">https://www.hwaet.com/</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Urth <<a href="mailto:urth-bounces@lists.urth.net" target="_blank">urth-bounces@lists.urth.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marc Aramini<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 26, 2019 8:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> The Urth Mailing List <<a href="mailto:urth@lists.urth.net" target="_blank">urth@lists.urth.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: (urth) Interlibrary Loan<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">One hopes. Yes that’s how I feel about those who would edit Wolfe.he can create meaning in so many ways that every reader will certainly miss, especially in his post 2000 work. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">(I’m glad cell phones made top posting the de facto response - I remember the days of the list when it was a sin.) I have always preferred it. <br><br>On Friday, April 26, 2019, Evan Pickett <<a href="mailto:picketter@gmail.com" target="_blank">picketter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I'm reminded of a scene from The Insider, although Mr. Wolfe would probably not ever take this tone:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/724e8b4b-0515-48cf-b7f2-e49501158ca4" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/724e8b4b-0515-48cf-b7f2-e49501158ca4</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Surely any editor would know by now that Gene Wolfe chose his words with care?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Evan<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 3:48 PM Marc Aramini <<a href="mailto:marcaramini@gmail.com" target="_blank">marcaramini@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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