Re: Volume 2 Progress!

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Really enjoyed Volume 1. Thank you for the hard work.

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes

The spatula is the natural enemy of the hypothalamus.

On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 3:24 AM, [email protected] [delany-list] <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> Got an e-mail about the second volume of the Journals...
>
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
>
> This is the first of my promised updates to all donors on the progress of
> Autumnal City: The Journals of Samuel R. Delany, Volume Two.
>
>
> In brief, progress is excellent.  After multiple visits to the Howard
> Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University, where Chip Delany=
=E2=80=99s
> papers are stored, my first pass through the journals of the 1970s is
> finished.  I made my selections, the archivists made copies of the pages
> and sent them to me, and I collated and filed them.  Currently, the
> transcription process is underway.  So I have entered the second phase of
> the four-phase process I described in my original crowdfunding campaign
> pitch: collection, transcription, editing, and annotation.
>
>
> It pleases me to say that that this is exactly where I anticipated I=E2=
=80=99d be
> at this point after the end of the campaign.  Better yet, the transcripti=
on
> process is proceeding more rapidly than it did for the first volume.  And
> it=E2=80=99s a good thing, too, as the number of notebooks Delany filled =
in the
> =E2=80=9970s is larger than that of the =E2=80=9960s: about 85 notebooks =
altogether.  (I
> say =E2=80=9Cabout=E2=80=9D 85 because whether all the notebooks selected=
 for inclusion in
> the second volume will actually be placed there is a decision to be made
> later in the process; a few may be shuffled into the third.)  From these
> notebooks, the total number of journal pages I selected for transcription
> is around 3,000; the total number I actually read was at least 13,000.  A=
nd
> that latter number is a very conservative estimate.  Plenty more
> transcribing ahead!
>
>
> I=E2=80=99ve attached a photo of one file cabinet drawer=E2=80=99s worth =
of journal pages
> copied for the new volume; this drawer is one of three currently crammed =
to
> the gills with pages.  Just a little something to whet your appetite for
> ever-more-Delany.
>
>
> I hope you are pleased with the first volume, In Search of Silence =E2=80=
=93
> whether you received it as a campaign perk or tracked it down on your own=
.
> Among many other things, I=E2=80=99m happy with what a handsome book it i=
s, both
> inside and out =E2=80=93 something I worked hard to achieve.  The folks a=
t Wesleyan
> University Press are pleased too.  I=E2=80=99ve also been gratified to se=
e many
> photographs of donors sporting the Samuel Delany t-shirt popping up on
> social media; it=E2=80=99s fun to see Delany=E2=80=99s visage circulating=
 around in the
> world.
>
>
> Soon I will be running another Indiegogo campaign to raise more funds for
> the completion of Volume Two.  When it is ready to go public, I will noti=
fy
> you.  Not because I=E2=80=99ll be seeking more contributions from you =E2=
=80=93 you=E2=80=99ve
> already done your part, and I=E2=80=99m forever grateful =E2=80=93 but be=
cause you can, if
> you have the time and inclination, help spread word of the campaign on
> social media.  As we all know, word-of-mouth is crucial for a project lik=
e
> this.
>
>
> For the new campaign, I=E2=80=99m planning to make the same kind of prese=
ntation I
> did for the previous one.  But I=E2=80=99d welcome any thoughts you might=
 have
> about ways it could be tweaked; readers of Delany are among the savviest
> readers around, and I=E2=80=99d be very happy to hear from you on this ma=
tter.
>  (One distinct advantage the second campaign will have over the first is
> that we now have a physical object to point to, as proof of the reality a=
nd
> viability of the project: the first volume.)  If you have notions you=E2=
=80=99d
> like to pass on to me, try to do so within the next month, as I hope to
> have the campaign up and running soon thereafter.
>
>
> And that=E2=80=99s it for now.  If you have any questions or comments, do=
 drop me
> a line =E2=80=93 I=E2=80=99d be delighted to hear from you.
>
>
> Thanks again for your generous support.
>
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
>
> Saving my pennies!
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Really enjoyed Volume 1. Thank you for the hard work.</div=
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"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Dan&#39;l Danehy-Oak=
es</div><div><br></div><div>The spatula is the natural enemy of the hypotha=
lamus.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 3:24 AM, <a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> [delany-list] =
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      <p></p><p><span>Got an e-mail about the second volume of the Journals=
...</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</span></p=
><p><span><br></span></p><p>This is the first of my promised updates to all=
 donors on the progress of Autumnal City: The Journals of Samuel R. Delany,=
 Volume Two.</p><p><br></p><p>In brief, progress is excellent.=C2=A0 After =
multiple visits to the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston Un=
iversity, where Chip Delany=E2=80=99s papers are stored, my first pass thro=
ugh the journals of the 1970s is finished.=C2=A0 I made my selections, the =
archivists made copies of the pages and sent them to me, and I collated and=
 filed them.=C2=A0 Currently, the transcription process is underway.=C2=A0 =
So I have entered the second phase of the four-phase process I described in=
 my original crowdfunding campaign pitch: collection, transcription, editin=
g, and annotation.</p><p><br></p><p>It pleases me to say that that this is =
exactly where I anticipated I=E2=80=99d be at this point after the end of t=
he campaign.=C2=A0 Better yet, the transcription process is proceeding more=
 rapidly than it did for the first volume.=C2=A0 And it=E2=80=99s a good th=
ing, too, as the number of notebooks Delany filled in the =E2=80=9970s is l=
arger than that of the =E2=80=9960s: about 85 notebooks altogether. =C2=A0(=
I say =E2=80=9Cabout=E2=80=9D 85 because whether all the notebooks selected=
 for inclusion in the second volume will actually be placed there is a deci=
sion to be made later in the process; a few may be shuffled into the third.=
) =C2=A0From these notebooks, the total number of journal pages I selected =
for transcription is around 3,000; the total number I actually read was at =
least 13,000.=C2=A0 And that latter number is a very conservative estimate.=
=C2=A0 Plenty more transcribing ahead!</p><p><br></p><p>I=E2=80=99ve attach=
ed a photo of one file cabinet drawer=E2=80=99s worth of journal pages copi=
ed for the new volume; this drawer is one of three currently crammed to the=
 gills with pages.=C2=A0 Just a little something to whet your appetite for =
ever-more-Delany.=C2=A0</p><p><br></p><p>I hope you are pleased with the fi=
rst volume, In Search of Silence =E2=80=93 whether you received it as a cam=
paign perk or tracked it down on your own.=C2=A0 Among many other things, I=
=E2=80=99m happy with what a handsome book it is, both inside and out =E2=
=80=93 something I worked hard to achieve.=C2=A0 The folks at Wesleyan Univ=
ersity Press are pleased too.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve also been gratified to see=
 many photographs of donors sporting the Samuel Delany t-shirt popping up o=
n social media; it=E2=80=99s fun to see Delany=E2=80=99s visage circulating=
 around in the world.</p><p><br></p><p>Soon I will be running another Indie=
gogo campaign to raise more funds for the completion of Volume Two.=C2=A0 W=
hen it is ready to go public, I will notify you.=C2=A0 Not because I=E2=80=
=99ll be seeking more contributions from you =E2=80=93 you=E2=80=99ve alrea=
dy done your part, and I=E2=80=99m forever grateful =E2=80=93 but because y=
ou can, if you have the time and inclination, help spread word of the campa=
ign on social media.=C2=A0 As we all know, word-of-mouth is crucial for a p=
roject like this.=C2=A0</p><p><br></p><p>For the new campaign, I=E2=80=99m =
planning to make the same kind of presentation I did for the previous one.=
=C2=A0 But I=E2=80=99d welcome any thoughts you might have about ways it co=
uld be tweaked; readers of Delany are among the savviest readers around, an=
d I=E2=80=99d be very happy to hear from you on this matter. =C2=A0(One dis=
tinct advantage the second campaign will have over the first is that we now=
 have a physical object to point to, as proof of the reality and viability =
of the project: the first volume.) =C2=A0If you have notions you=E2=80=99d =
like to pass on to me, try to do so within the next month, as I hope to hav=
e the campaign up and running soon thereafter.</p><p><br></p><p>And that=E2=
=80=99s it for now.=C2=A0 If you have any questions or comments, do drop me=
 a line =E2=80=93 I=E2=80=99d be delighted to hear from you.</p><p><br></p>=
<p><span></span></p><p>Thanks again for your generous support.</p><p><br></=
p><p>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</p><p><br></p><p>Saving my pennies!<=
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