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28 TECHNIQUE OF THE PHOTOPLAY is due and from whom. By filing the stories out under companies you know what each one has at any time. Your carbon copies can be filed in a cheap pasteboard letter file with the file divisions removed, the carbons being filed in numeri- cal order, or each carbon can be folded and filed in a cheap grade manila envelope and these kept in a drawer in regular order. Some writers use the envelope to carry the history of the script, all data being written on the face of the envelope, but this system is less flexible. Other systems are advocated using printed cards or envelopes, but no provision is made in these for remov- ing dead names or adding live ones and printed cards or envelopes are not recommended. Manuscript covers are not generally used. They frequently add to the postage cost, but they undoubtedly save the script from rough usage. Cover paper is a stout paper coming in a dozen different shades. The paper comes nine by fifteen inches and should be cut to nine by .twelve and one-quarter. Turn over one inch of the paper at the top and clip all the white sheets under this fold, then fold as usual. The back may be printed or filled in with typewritten data. Here is a good form: Title of story here. Farce Comedy Drama Interior scenes in sets Exterior scenes in locations Busts Total scenes The name and address of the author can follow. One writer who uses printed covers adds a list of possible causes for rejec- tion and requests that one be checked. In filling, in the above form, a hyphen will give you farce— comedy or comedy-drama, making five combinations, the others being crossed off. Below you state the number of scenes the sets or locations, bust scenes and the total number of scenes. Fancy covers, printed stationery and other wrinkles of this sort should be left alone until you are satisfied that you can sell and keep on selling. Until then back your script with a sheet of plain typewriter paper and put another sheet in front with only the title of the story, your name and address. These sheets will take up the wear and tear and save you the labor of much copy- ing. They can be replaced after each return and the script sent out looking fresh.