Tuesday, June 16, 2020

More updates and a project of special magnificence

There is a partial chapter missing in the 'Other Brother' boxed set and I'll try and get that straightened out one of these years, but I'm also undertaking something I've been loath to begin: a complete revision of my early books, particularly 'The Serpent and the Unicorn.'  Fear not, the story will not change, but I have learned a lot in the past decade, and while it is a decent book, it could be so much better.  The writing is choppy, the characters two dimensional, and sadly the obvious is stated far too often.  Not bad for a beginner, but painful to read some years and a lot of writing later.  It may take a while, but I'll release them as I get them done.  I've struggled with this for a long time, knowing they needed revision but not wanting to 'destroy' my early works, as I was a whole other person when I wrote them and it seems akin to doing radical plastic surgery on your kid because their nose isn't quite the way you want it, but editing isn't quite so dramatic as surgery, and if the works will come out the stronger, why not?  We'll know soon enough!