Retribution – A New Beginning

“Retribution,” my first novel, has created an interesting dilemma. I wrote it because I believed that the underlying story was very compelling. The book sales and the overall reception by reviewers has borne that out.

On the other hand, however, I wrote the story at a time when I had less knowledge of the ‘techniques’ of fiction writing. This was reinforced recently when I received judges’ comments on the book from a Writers’ Digest competition.

Those who know me know that I have considered rewriting this book off and on for the past year. I actually received little support for doing that, the prevailing wisdom being “it is what it is. Just move on to the next project.” The idea of a rewrite was further complicated by the fact that “Retribution” remains my best selling book. It continues to sell every month, more than two years after its release.

Still, the underlying story is what I believe in, and I think it deserves the best telling possible. The judge’s comments from the Writers Digest competition cemented that view in my mind.

Therefore, I have begun the process of re-crafting the story. Likely the title will change although I don’t know yet what it will be called. The book will contain a disclaimer that the story was previously released under a different title.

 

I’m still working on book 6 of the Angela Masters series, tentatively entitled “Death Knell”and I’ll continue to list progress on that book on my website as well.

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