tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post5976847408215374062..comments2024-03-27T21:39:27.170-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: Inconclusive: A question for the commentariatNotorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-43317261746980427362008-09-28T14:05:00.000-07:002008-09-28T14:05:00.000-07:00I ditto Historiann. I sent out my manuscript as ...I ditto Historiann. I sent out my manuscript as clearly a penultimate draft. The roughest part of all was the conclusion, which sort of said "This changed the course of western civilization" with no details. But, I said, the conclusion might be reshaped depending on the other revisions and comments, so it was better to wait. <BR/><BR/>I got the provisional contract, but everyone said I needed more in the conclusion. (Which I already knew.)<BR/><BR/>So I'd write something very provisional, and then tell the editor that it is provisional.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-49546546339092183622008-09-28T12:02:00.000-07:002008-09-28T12:02:00.000-07:00I sent my ms. off with an incomplete final chapter...I sent my ms. off with an incomplete final chapter and only the barest sketch of a conclusion. My editor said it was OK, since the book was substantially there and gave the readers enough to go on as to whether or not I was capable of producing a publishable ms.<BR/><BR/>Your editor can provide you with guidance on this question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-82998648390698588782008-09-28T09:10:00.001-07:002008-09-28T09:10:00.001-07:00I'll second Medieval Woman on this. I actually sen...I'll second Medieval Woman on this. <BR/><BR/>I actually sent out (and published) my mss without any separate conclusion -- but the editor I had talked to also had spoken at an MLA panel on how she doesn't care for conclusions... Books in my field often don't really have conclusions, maybe a postscriptum or a 1000 words that broaden the final chapter into a wider perspective.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with it all!!!<BR/><BR/>Must also say, it's been amazing seeing you chip away at that word counter so steadily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-70028082836764760152008-09-28T09:10:00.000-07:002008-09-28T09:10:00.000-07:00A neighbor of mine last year had his book accepted...A neighbor of mine last year had his book accepted (provisionally) by Cornell without a conclusion; he wrote the conclusion after I'd met him, and then they completely and for real accepted the book.Dr. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710707191216637159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-4789280419679737552008-09-28T08:27:00.000-07:002008-09-28T08:27:00.000-07:00@ MW: Tenure review. Thursday. So this has to go...@ MW: Tenure review. Thursday. So this has to go out before that.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments so far; looking forward to seeing more as we go along.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-69400724734612502272008-09-28T07:56:00.000-07:002008-09-28T07:56:00.000-07:00I've heard tell of a book mss been sent out for re...I've heard tell of a book mss been sent out for review with a more general conclusion - or a conclusion that you spent a week typing and then sending it - I think it's okay to have that be the roughest part of your mss.<BR/><BR/>Why are you under the time bind? Are they asking for it now even without a conclusion?medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-35794690646908561312008-09-28T07:55:00.000-07:002008-09-28T07:55:00.000-07:00heya! no clue but sending you hugs from one coast ...heya! no clue but sending you hugs from one coast to another!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com