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February 5 question - Is there a story or book you've written you want to/wish you could go back and change?
With most of my work, the problems are minor things I missed during the self-editing process.
The contentious first book I published in 2007 has several heavy-duty issues that make me cringe big time. I won't reveal the title or the pen name I used. It's no longer in print, and overhauling and re-releasing it would take too much effort, so it will remain buried by time and dust.
I took one character from this book, renamed him, and made him the lynchpin of my Tales From the Dreamlands series. You can meet Ketil in his debut novella, Ketil and Yitzy's Adventure in the Xura Dream House.
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Happy IWSG Day, OO! Dust and time can cover a lot of cringy things, thank goodness. Sometimes it's best just to let things go. Have a creative and happy February!
ReplyDeleteThe book might be buried but the character lives on!
ReplyDeleteAt least you were able to salvage a character and use him elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteThe characters are what breathe life into a story. Glad to see one survived!
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