| Show LITERARY reputation it Is a curious how great an amount ot of a man or woman may do doand and exceedingly good wot it at that before bi ginning beginning to reap public acclaim arill to hear their namo nama in tho mouths of men la is not made by rl r reciting l one ones a own deeds noi do you min your way to tho the editor a heart by that me method thod unless you are so BO fa gamoua that your name has a da decided aided value BO that it may bo be counted upon to sell beell a goodly number el f copies of the magazine oi 01 to call out notices of 0 distinct advertising value to the publication in which it appears it absolutely sol no to an editor whether you have ever published a line it this ono one article that you now submit la Is of value in itself he wants want it othen otherwise vise not bo be I 1 couns counsel L 1 I I 1 ou not to attempt to advertise bourso yourself and buc succeed eed only in advertising youl immaturity chere ato aio two distinct sorts borta of 0 reputation for or tho the one la Is that which puts illi namo name defoto the public arid and makes h him i m the logo iago for an hour or a X day ihla la Is seemed oftener by accident than in tiny any other manner mann r by hume come piece of which has touched the public fancy tor for a moment or that has attracted the attention ot of a critic or reviewer review c r who has the power to make others acael accept t hla his verdict this la Is the sort bort that air anthony hope and mr htanley wayman are enjoying just now and which elves alyes their pens the power to coin wolds into gold with aling rapidity ahe other sort eort Is gained in the editorial offices by sending bending with kith some borne frequency work that Is steadily good and occasionally excellent editors soon awaken to th tho e fact that hero they havo hav 0 a w who h 0 can bo be depended on to furnish sonic something thing worth looking at at the tha least and his manuscripts will never go back without cartful careful examination ft a goodly share hare of them will bo be accepted subject subal ot always to tile the condition that a single publication will not use too much c of t tho the work of any one writer and th those which must go back will bo be sent with mancero reh regret act james knapp aliee hoove ve in the new bohemian |
