She’s referring to the fact that magazines often paid by the word, especially for serial publications.  —s

Susan K. Harris


> On Feb 9, 2018, at 12:57 PM, Alan Kitty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Are you referring to the way he altered his lecture material to suit the aud=
> ience, or the way his writing and Barnumesque PR reflected his need/desire t=
> o cull mass appeal so that he could rely on a full house? Or C, neither?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 9, 2018, at 10:45 AM, Harris, Susan Kumin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Twain/Lit people please note.  A friend asked me this question about studi=
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>> Reply to me via the Forum, and I'll buck the replies to her.  Thanks, ever=
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>> one!  --susan harris
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>> From: Shaker, Bonnie <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 9:17 AM
>> To: Harris, Susan Kumin
>> Subject: Twain: pay-per-word and style?
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>> Hi Susan,
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>> I hope your post-conference time finds you well!
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>> I am preparing an article on the importance of studying the material conti=
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>> example.
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>> Has there been work equating Twain's style or length of prose with the mat=
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>> rial conditions of production for sequel magazine installments paid by the=
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>> word? Or has this approach been debunked by scholars as a way to view Twai=
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>> 's writing? Do you have suggestions of work I should consult? (mine is not=
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>> a piece on Twain, just American magazine writing in the 19th-c.).
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>> I will certainly conduct my own research, but for a North Star pointing me=
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>> in a direction, I could think of no one better than you.
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>> Wishing you all the best,
>> Bonnie
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>> Bonnie Shaker, Ph.D.
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