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Lewis' Narnia series originally star...Michele, <br />Lewis' Narnia series originally started with <i>The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe</i>. I grew up with an ancient bound volume of all the books in the original order, but now if you buy them they come with <i>The Magician's Nephew</i> first. I personally like the original order better!<br /><br />And, btw, thanks for finding my blog. :)<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-26956493470508463162009-11-29T21:30:00.936-06:002009-11-29T21:30:00.936-06:00I tend to keep old writing because I think someday...I tend to keep old writing because I think someday I'll look at it and maybe rewrite it. And you're right, once I'm gone, it doesn't matter to me one way or the other. But if it were something really bad (which I do have), I'd rather not have it out there under my name. That's how I feel now, but after I'm dead...I feel nothing.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-84989074877000451542009-11-29T21:04:38.023-06:002009-11-29T21:04:38.023-06:00Now I'm going to start two files:
* Never pub...Now I'm going to start two files:<br /><br />* Never publish, EVER<br /><br />* If you can fix it, go ahead<br /><br />I wouldn't ask my heirs to burn the first file (mostly journal entries) because one day my great-grandchildren may be curious.Jenn McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-66525368798372532522009-11-29T20:32:30.365-06:002009-11-29T20:32:30.365-06:00Here's the thing though Helen, if you are dead...Here's the thing though Helen, if you are dead do you really care? I will leave it up to those I leave behind to decide what to do with whatever they find after I am gone. I am hoping that I have moved on to a better place where publishing mayhem is far far far removed from my concerns. In fact I hope there are no concerns. Period :)Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-24636542501830923932009-11-29T19:41:02.461-06:002009-11-29T19:41:02.461-06:00Personally I would consider it an honor that someo...Personally I would consider it an honor that someone would continue to remember after I die. And from a scholastic standpoint it is interesting to see a writer in different stages of their career and to do comparisons with other works. Don't know the Crichton is particularly a scholarly subject, but if someone were doing a comprehensive study of his writing, everything available would be nice to have access to.<br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-17388982645697762872009-11-29T18:12:03.944-06:002009-11-29T18:12:03.944-06:00I don't know, if they didn't want anybody ...I don't know, if they didn't want anybody to read it, wouldn't they have thrown it away or destroyed the work? I'm with everybody else, what do I care what they do with my work after I'm dead and buried. Have at it. lol.Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-489749825605315552009-11-29T17:45:17.257-06:002009-11-29T17:45:17.257-06:00Once my family gets over being devastated, LOL, I ...Once my family gets over being devastated, LOL, I hope the demand for my work moves them to search through my files and put together one last great work. If the current economics continue, all that paper might be all I have to leave them in my will.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-20474929571847199152009-11-29T17:38:54.131-06:002009-11-29T17:38:54.131-06:00First thought: Oh, that someone would want to publ...First thought: Oh, that someone would want to publish that stuff! Second thought: How could I wish one more onerous task, sorting through it all, on my poor heirs? <br />Third thought: I too occasionally cannibalize from those old hoards. <br />Fourth thought: I'm dead. Do what you like.Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-32724323690110785032009-11-29T17:36:19.067-06:002009-11-29T17:36:19.067-06:00Practical Jokes for Rich and Famous Authors:
Numb...Practical Jokes for Rich and Famous Authors:<br /><br />Number One.<br /><br />Create a 300 page Word document full of gibberish.<br /><br />Encrypt it and don't tell anyone what the password is to un-encrypt it.<br /><br />Name the file "My next guaranteed million seller"<br /><br />Create a small text file with nothing but several thousand random words in it. Name it passwords.txt<br /><br />Either look down, or up, depending on your lifestyle, from where you're spending eternity as your relatives go through every password on the list trying to get into the manuscript.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-79384667716210532702009-11-29T17:09:56.542-06:002009-11-29T17:09:56.542-06:00My first instinct would be to start a bonfire, Dia...My first instinct would be to start a bonfire, Diane. But then, I might be like Sylvia, make the money if you can. I'm dead anyway.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-26812315896762822142009-11-29T15:18:16.325-06:002009-11-29T15:18:16.325-06:00A.L. - I didin't know that about C.S. Lewis! ...A.L. - I didin't know that about C.S. Lewis! I wonder in which order I read them? Any idea in what year the series was changed?<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-90273183138376139652009-11-29T14:58:20.923-06:002009-11-29T14:58:20.923-06:00Nah, I don't care. After I'm gone maybe my...Nah, I don't care. After I'm gone maybe my family will find something I never had the nerve to publish and do so. Cool. I hope they make a million bucks off of it if they do.Sylvia Dickey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665990701980727149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-79946882839831179132009-11-29T14:50:00.057-06:002009-11-29T14:50:00.057-06:00Time to start a bonfire!Time to start a bonfire!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862216235066807651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-79280160141147353232009-11-29T14:40:51.831-06:002009-11-29T14:40:51.831-06:00I think copyright should die with the author but t...I think copyright should die with the author but that wouldn't protect him/her from next of kin picking through the trunk for novels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-35099146907574074032009-11-29T14:19:33.947-06:002009-11-29T14:19:33.947-06:00I agree--I have tons of stuff I wouldn't want ...I agree--I have tons of stuff I wouldn't want published--like old diaries etc but then I doubt anyone would want them!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-58380975137016557332009-11-29T13:20:07.517-06:002009-11-29T13:20:07.517-06:00I have plenty of old stuff that I would not want p...I have plenty of old stuff that I would not want published, but, like you Conda, I've cannibalized from it.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-15214957738752047332009-11-29T11:05:03.637-06:002009-11-29T11:05:03.637-06:00I believe it's Harlan Ellison who's put in...I believe it's Harlan Ellison who's put in his will to burn all his papers after he's dead. <br /><br />And yes, I have the drawer novel stuffed someplace, but can't bring myself to toss my first--besides, I've been cannibalizing it for years.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-62259781452526959952009-11-29T10:24:52.839-06:002009-11-29T10:24:52.839-06:00As a dead person, I wouldn't care.
As a livin...As a dead person, I wouldn't care.<br /><br />As a living person who will one day be dead who is a perfectionist when it comes to my writing, the idea is terrifying. <br /><br />But I'm not going to go start trashing files on my computer <i>quite</i> yet. Have to go achieve super stardom first.<br /><br />Note: I was upset when C.S. Lewis' estate made changes to the order of the Narnia series after he died....A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-76241317462974622232009-11-29T09:42:22.723-06:002009-11-29T09:42:22.723-06:00Interesting question. On the one hand, who cares -...Interesting question. On the one hand, who cares - it gives them some extra cash. On the other hand, that's a writer's reputation at stake. Tough call and fun post :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-56197646551254300612009-11-29T08:48:58.228-06:002009-11-29T08:48:58.228-06:00Included your interesting post in my Sunday post: ...Included your interesting post in my Sunday post: http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/2009/11/sundays-foreign-post-roundup.html<br /><br />MicheleJournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-28416352780578530892009-11-29T08:44:36.940-06:002009-11-29T08:44:36.940-06:00I don't have any problem with heirs publishing...I don't have any problem with heirs publishing an author's ms after death. I would assume there is something in the will? Anyway, like one other person said, why would they care either way, and I might add, I should be so lucky to get so famous my as yet un-pub'd works would be so valuable!<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.com