Originally Posted by quiltinghere
Quiltilicious - why not get the manuascripts published?
In my opinion "hoarding" is holding on the stuff that should be just thrown away - like empty boxes, torn stained clothes, furniture falling apart, newspapers, pop cans, magazines, broken things, etc. Things a hoarding person just can't/won't throw away like 'normal' people would throw away.
Large stashes of fabric, crafts, sewing machine, tools, cars, paintings....that would just be *A* collection.
they ARE published! (google "Elizabeth Mansfield" and "Regency Romance") I kept thinking that the originals with notes from editors and her own scribblings would be of interest to her fan base or her alma mater or something, but nobody else is really interested in preserving them.