Manuscripts for Coyote Waits (1990)

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     Coyote Waits, proposal of new book (MSS 501 BC / B13-F28)

This is the proposal for the novelCoyote Waits, it contains a plot summary for the story. On the first page Hillerman notes that this proposal caused some confusion…

     Coyote Waits, draft (MSS 501 BC / B13-F30)

This is an early draft of Coyote Waits, probably created in 1988. The draft is 151 pages long and contains very few editing marks, mostly just corrections to chapter…

     Coyote Waits, draft (MSS 501 BC / B13-F29)

This is another draft of Coyote Waits. This draft is dated April 19, 1989 and is 240 pages long. The beginning of the draft shows fairly heavy editing with black…

     Coyote Waits, assorted draft pages (MSS 501 BC / B13-F31)

This is not a full or formal draft, but is a collection of notes and assorted draft pages. The collection contains a plot synopsis, notes on plot ideas, to do lists for…

     Coyote Waits, revised draft (MSS 501 BC / B13-F32)

This is a revised draft of Coyote Waits created between 1989 and 1990. The manuscript is 82 pages long and consists of chapters one through five, eight and nine.…

     Coyote Waits, manuscript draft (MSS 501 BC / B13-F33)

This is a manuscript draft of Coyote Waits. The draft is 335 pages long and contains 24 chapters. There are a few editing marks.

     Coyote Waits, manuscript draft (B) (MSS 501 BC / B12-F08)

This is an edited manuscript draft of Coyote Waits, probably from early 1990. The manuscript is 348 pages long and is heavily edited by both Harper and Row editors…

     Coyote Waits, manuscript draft (C) (MSS 501 BC / B12-F09)

This is another edited manuscript draft of Coyote Waits, probably from early 1990. The manuscript is 353 pages long and is heavily edited by both Harper and Row…