Déjà View Is Getting Revamped!

The cover isn’t changing.

Similar to Danger Peak, Déjà View is going through some changes. But unlike my first book, there probably won’t be a third edition. I went back and forth with my publisher and changed as much as I wanted before “pushing the button,” so to speak, on this next—and, likely—final version. So, what exactly is changing?

Like my debut novel, I’m adding a “Praise for…” section to open the book, a series of professional reviews to assure my dear readers they won’t be wasting their time reading the book in their hands, as brave souls on good authority have already done the work to vet my second novel.

Additionally, there were a surprising amount of typos in the original version of Déjà View. I suppose this makes sense since it’s almost 100 pages longer than Danger Peak. So, for example, on page 77, where it reads, “…we starting buying more Batman comics,” it should read, “…we started buying more Batman comics.”

I also reworded part of the copy on the back cover. The phrase “being haunted by ghostly doppelgangers” describes poor Bobby’s predicament a bit more accurately than simply “seeing doubles.”

Finally, I purposefully didn’t want to go overboard with the ‘80s references in this one, in contrast to Danger Peak. (My Dad mentioned reading my first novel was like driving down a highway and constantly being interrupted by ‘80s billboards.) But I did throw in one more juicy ‘80s reference in Déjà View, and once you read it, you’ll get the pun I just made.

I’ll be honest: Is it worth snagging another copy if you already own one? Probably not, unless you’re a stickler for perfect grammar. (Hey, Publishers Weekly still gave the original version an “A” for Editing.) But if you still haven’t picked up Déjà View, now is the perfect time for yourself or others. It’s the giving season, after all!

MTP

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P.P.S.: Déjà View is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble:

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