![]() Yes, you will grow as a writer, but it is NOT typical to go back and re-write old books (you definitely see that in traditional publishing – you almost never see a published author re-write and re-release an old book, but we KNOW that authors grow and they’d be capable of doing so). ![]() A writer’s time is better spent working on the next project, the newer book, and making that as polished as possible. ![]() The conventional wisdom for an author is that once you release a book, it doesn’t make sense to re-edit it over and over. It was only after Wistful Ascending was well received that I decided to take writing more seriously and began to really invest in the craft. I’d written before but I’d never worked with an editor, taken classes or read books about HOW to write, or studied writing formally (in a college level class, for example). First, I released Wistful Ascending when I didn’t know what I was doing as a writer. ![]() ![]() In fact, if you have an older version, I’d rather you NOT purchase a new copy. I have (as of November 23, 2022) released a third edition of Wistful Ascending (and a second edition of Return of The Griffin).Īs a comic book guy I recognize that this might look like a cash grab – the novel equivalent of alternate covers or special editions – but that wasn’t really my intention. ![]()
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