Love
this entrance to one of my favorite book stores – Northshire Bookstore in
Saratoga Springs, NY.
Nothing
is written in stone, unless, of
course, it is! You have to love the irony!
As
I put finishing touches on The Eye of the
Peacock, I feel like the whole thing will be written in stone. In a few
weeks, the ideas and words will be out there, unable to be changed.
And
yet, I am reminded of writers, who have done readings of their works, who
change the words as they perform. Do they see imperfections in their work that
they wish they could now change? Poet Taylor Mali adds the word “criminally” in
his 2008 performance rendition of “Undivided Attention.” Was that a mistake? Or
does he wish he would have written it that way?
Maybe
as writers we can go back after publication and change things. Maybe that’s
what second editions are for. Maybe it’s true. Perhaps nothing really is written in stone!
