You can refer to an unfinished manuscript as a work-in-progress or a draft.
Summa Theologica
When a writer leaves a story unfinished, it is often referred to as an "unfinished manuscript" or an "incomplete story." This means that the story has been started but not completed by the author.
A Voynich manuscript was donated to Yale University in 1969 and it is currently in their Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Its call number is MS 408 and titled "Cipher Manuscript."
From Wikipedia : The manuscript for Sanditon was originally titled "The Brothers," likely after the Parker brothers in the story. After her death, her family renamed it "Sanditon." The original manuscript includes only the first eleven chapters of the story.
Manuscript is a noun, because a manuscript is someTHING. Manuscript is not an action, therefore it can't be a verb.
Something rough and unpolished can be described as rugged, raw, or unfinished.
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"Sanditon" was originally penned by Jane Austen in 1817, but it remained unfinished as she passed away before completing it. The manuscript was later completed by another author, and adaptations of the story have been created since then.
The abbreviation for 'manuscript' is M.S.
The manuscript had to be completed by Friday
It is called an autograph.
Yes, any noun suitable for the situation may function as a collective noun; for example:a manuscript of errorsa manuscript of memoriesa manuscript of anecdotesa manuscript of mesdeeds