The woman who has a manuscript to offer for publication should first see that it is written plainly on one side of the paper. Then she should select a publisher who issues books of the same general character as the one she has written. Some publishers make a specialty of light summer novels, some of society stories, some of scientific books, and so on. The manuscript is read by a "reader," who passes judgment upon it. If his opinion is favorable the publisher reads the manuscript and decides whether he will undertake to publish it.
The book may be bought for a certain sum outright. Or, a certain amount may be paid on publication, and an additional sum after the book has attained a stated circulation; or, a royalty of ten per cent. on what will be the retail price of the book may be given; or, theauthor may pay for the cost of manufacturing the book, owning the copyright, the plates, and the books printed, and paying the publisher ten per cent. for taking charge of the publication and sale of the book.
Contributions for the daily and the weekly literary papers are paid for at the rate of from $6 to $10 per one thousand words. Many young women are ambitious to write for the story papers. There is but little chance of success in this direction. Nearly all of the story papers have a regular corps of contributors, who often write under several different names, and who are paid a salary, or so much for each "instalment" of a continued story. A publisher, however, will always buy a "sensational" continued story if it is very good, and the fact that the author is unknown will not count against its acceptance. A continued story should contain not less than eight, nor more than thirteen, instalments of about four thousand words each. The pay for such a contribution would be from$10 to $20 an instalment. There is a greater demand for short stories for the story papers, stories containing from two to four thousand words. The price paid for such tales would be $5 or $10.[A]
Type-writing.—Young women in the large cities do well working on the type-writer. A girl with a good common-school education, who is naturally bright, and quick with her fingers, can learn in four months' time to work on the type-writer. In eight months she ought to be an expert at the business. Some pupils might be required to practise a year, or a year and a half, before they were thoroughly competent. Forty words a minute is considered a good average rate of speed. Salaries of lady type-writers in law, newspaper, and mercantile offices range from $10 to $20 a week. A woman would have to be a very expert type-writer, orhave joined with the knowledge of type-writing some knowledge of short-hand, to earn $20 a week. In railroad offices type-writers are paid $60 a month. Type-writing offices, where type-writing is done for the public by the job, and where this kind of help is employed, pay $10 and $12 a week.
Some women open offices and depend on job work. They receive five cents a folio (one hundred words) for furnishing one copy of a manuscript, eight cents a folio for two, and ten cents a folio for three copies. Some charge ten cents per page (three hundred words) for furnishing one copy, twelve cents for furnishing two copies, and fifteen cents for furnishing three copies. Several copies of a page can be taken at one time on the type-writer. This is an excellent industry for women. No special talent is required, except that a woman should be a good speller and have a fair knowledge of the rules of punctuation. A new telegraph company that has just been started is, it is said,going to employ lady type-writers in many of its offices to take down the messages as they are received by the operators. This of itself will create a great demand for lady type-writers.
Wood-Engraving.—It requires four or five years' study for a woman to become competent in wood-engraving. After three years of hard work she may hope to do some ordinary engraving for which she will receive compensation. In the Cooper Institute (New York), where the art is taught to women, the course of instruction covers four years. The pupils work every day from 9A.M.to 5P.M.the year round, obtaining theoretical instruction from a teacher twice a week.
For engraving a block a trifle larger than this page a woman will receive $50. It will take her from three to five weeks to do the work, depending on the amount of experience she has had in the business. Some women occupy themselves on "catalogue work,"i. e., engraving the illustrations for mercantile books andagricultural catalogues. At this branch of work they can make from $20 to $25 a week. There are very few female wood-engravers at present. To women who have the necessary talent, and who can afford to give the requisite amount of time to the study of the art, wood-engraving will furnish a sure means of making a living.
Working in Brass.—This is a new occupation for women that is being taught in one of the technical schools in New York. A few women are successfully doing some work in the business and receiving fair pay. A lady who has a good knowledge of drawing can, it is said, after a course of twelve lessons do marketable work. Pupils who are able to make original designs do the best. A course of twelve lessons in the school alluded to costs $10. The work is by the piece, and is paid for according to the style of the pattern. For small leaves the pay is from 60 to 70 cents each; leaves six inches in length $1 each; a panel 10 × 6 inches, $4 to $5, according to pattern. Tiles are popular andwell paid for. The work is very well suited for a woman, and her earnings ought to run from $10 to $25 a week, depending altogether on her talent. After taking lessons and learning the theoretical part of the business it would be well for a woman to go, for a short time, into some establishment where brass-work is done. There she would probably get some practical hints that would be of great service.
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The Best Reading.A Classified Bibliography for easy Reference, with hints on the selection of books, on the formation of libraries, public and private, on courses of reading, etc.; a guide for the librarian, bookbuyer, and bookseller. The classified lists, arranged under about 500 subject-headings, include all the most desirable books now to be obtained either in Great Britain or the United States, with the published prices annexed. New edition, corrected, enlarged, and continued to August,1876. 12mo,paper, $1.00; cloth
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What to Eat.A Manual for the Housekeeper; giving a bill of fare for every day in theyear. 134pages, boards
"It can hardly fail to prove a valuable aid to housekeepers who are brought to their wits' end to know what to get for the day's meals."—San Francisco Bulletin.
IV.—Till the Doctor Comes, and How to Help Him.ByGeorge H. Hope, M.D. Revised with additions by a New York physician. ⁂ A popular guide in all cases of accident and suddenillness. 12mo, 99 pages, boards50
Till the Doctor Comes, and How to Help Him.ByGeorge H. Hope, M.D. Revised with additions by a New York physician. ⁂ A popular guide in all cases of accident and suddenillness. 12mo, 99 pages, boards
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Stimulants and Narcotics;Medically, Philosophically, and Morally Considered.ByGeorge M. Beard, M.D. 12mo, 155 pages, cloth
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VI.—Eating and Drinking.A Popular Manual of Food and Diet in Health and Disease. ByGeorge M. Beard, M.D. 12mo, 180 pages, cloth75
Eating and Drinking.A Popular Manual of Food and Diet in Health and Disease. ByGeorge M. Beard, M.D. 12mo, 180 pages, cloth
"The best manual upon the subject we have seen."—N. Y. World.
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The Student's Own Speaker.ByPaul Reeves. A Manual of Oratory, comprising new selections, patriotic, pathetic, grave, and humorous, for home use and forschools. 12mo, 215 pages, boards
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How to Educate Yourself.A Complete Guide to Students; showing how to study, what to study, and how and what to read. It is, in short, a "Pocket School-master." ByGeorge Cary Eggleston. 12mo, 151 pages, boards
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IX.—A Manual of Etiquette.With Hints on Politeness, Good-Breeding, etc. By "Daisy Eyebright." 12mo, boards50
A Manual of Etiquette.With Hints on Politeness, Good-Breeding, etc. By "Daisy Eyebright." 12mo, boards
"The suggestions and directions are given with taste and judgment, and express the habits of good society."—Louisville Courier-Journal.
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The Mother's Register.Current Notes on the Health of Children, Part I., Boys. Part II., Girls. "The Mother records for the Physician to interpret." From the French of Prof.J. B. Fonssagrives, M.D. 12mo, cloth
XI.—Hints on Dress.By an Americanwoman. 12mo, 124 pages, cloth75
Hints on Dress.By an Americanwoman. 12mo, 124 pages, cloth
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The Home:Where it Should be and What to Put in it. Containing hints for the selection of a Home, its furniture and internal arrangements, with carefully prepared price-lists of nearly every thing needed by a housekeeper, and numerous valuable suggestions for saving money and gaining comfort. ByFrank R. Stockton. 12mo, 182 pages, boards
"Young housekeepers will be especially benefited, and all housekeepers may learn much from this book."—Albany Journal.
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Footnote
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[A]The woman who contemplates authorship, or journalistic work, is advised to consult "Authors and Publishers; a Manual of Suggestions for Beginners in Literature." Price, $1.00. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 27 and 29 West 23d Street, New York. This is not only the latest but the best book on the subject.
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Transcriber's Notes:Other than the corrections listed below, printer's inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation, and ligature usage have been retained.Two different versions of spelling for housekeeper and Hand-book occur in this book (advertisements: housekeeper and Hand-Book; main text: house-keeper and Hand-book).The following misprints have been corrected:changed "Abbot" into "Abbott" inPrefacechanged "they are familliar," into "they are familiar." page5changed "or eight o'clock," into "or eight o'clock." page34changed "gratuitiously" into "gratuitously" page51changed "month" into "months" page55changed "treshhold" into "threshold" page61added " after "to go by." page75changed "negro" into "Negro" page77changed "about woman suffrage, a" into "about woman-suffrage, a" page94changed "Bee-Keeping.—There is" into "Bee-keeping.—There is" page125changed "Type-Writing.—Young women" into "Type-writing.—Young women" page135changed "excellant" into "excellent"advertisementchanged "and 1881, each," into "and 1881, each"advertisementchanged "134 pages, boards," into "134 pages, boards"advertisementchanged "215 pages, boards," into "215 pages, boards"advertisementchanged "16mo, paper," into "16mo, paper"advertisement
Transcriber's Notes:
Other than the corrections listed below, printer's inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation, and ligature usage have been retained.
Two different versions of spelling for housekeeper and Hand-book occur in this book (advertisements: housekeeper and Hand-Book; main text: house-keeper and Hand-book).
The following misprints have been corrected: