I love it when authors criticise their own work many years after the original release.
Rebekah Send a noteboard - 14/02/2011 05:34:38 PM
Currently rereading Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin. It's his first Rebus novel.
The foreword to this edition is by Ian Rankin, and he's quite critical of his younger self, mocking word choice and things like that.
At the same time, it's also rather nice to get an insight into such famous authors' writing process and learn about the inspiration for their characters.
I'd really rather like to read JK Rowling's take on her first book. Does anyone know if that exists?
The foreword to this edition is by Ian Rankin, and he's quite critical of his younger self, mocking word choice and things like that.
At the same time, it's also rather nice to get an insight into such famous authors' writing process and learn about the inspiration for their characters.
I'd really rather like to read JK Rowling's take on her first book. Does anyone know if that exists?
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
I love it when authors criticise their own work many years after the original release.
- 14/02/2011 05:34:38 PM
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Re: I love it when authors criticise their own work many years after the original release.
- 14/02/2011 05:49:06 PM
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Re: I love it when authors criticise their own work many years after the original release.
- 14/02/2011 05:59:20 PM
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Rowling has talked about having problems with book 1, but
- 14/02/2011 06:56:10 PM
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she could make changes and release special editions. Fans love that.
- 15/02/2011 01:44:16 AM
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Except that the later books generally compensate for it...
- 15/02/2011 01:54:58 AM
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There were surprises in later books that should have at least been hinted at earlier. *NM*
- 15/02/2011 10:49:49 PM
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Didn't Stephen King do a revised version of The Gunslinger? *NM*
- 15/02/2011 11:29:42 PM
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I have it. It is terrible.
- 16/02/2011 03:43:16 AM
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Much of the older King work is better than his newer stuff. Same with George Lucas.
- 04/03/2011 04:04:17 AM
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Re: I want JKR's thoughts on her last book. The first is much better. 
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- 22/02/2011 04:58:21 AM
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- 22/02/2011 04:58:21 AM
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