An Éirinn Poll
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Yes, I do have a plan to get my new work out there, hell or high water. And Step One is nearly complete.
For the past few months, I’ve been revisiting Hunter of the Light, making sure that Blackthorn’s Éirinn seamlessly matches the Éirinn of Shadow’s Road and fixing the book’s gazillion-and-a-half typos.
So, I’m making changes?!?
Well, yes – but they’re tweaks, not re-writes. A snowdrop is now a dog violet, a coney turned into a hare… that sort of thing. Even when the odd sentence cries out for revision, I turn a deaf ear. I’ve already written Hunter, thank you. I’ve no desire to write it again.
That said, I have made one actual change (added just a few words to fully realize a crucial moment — you’re welcome, Dave), and I am considering two more. This is where YOU come in.
The two changes I’m considering are listed below. Check them out, then tell me what you think. Good change, worth doing, absolutely? Or no way, forget it, not worth the time and effort?
You can post your reply here, or you can go to my website (link is in the menu bar to your left, then from the website, go to “contact” and shoot me your reply from there).
OK. Here goes:
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- When they bought my book, the only change HarperPrism asked for was a new title; marketing didn’t want any Irish words on the cover. I like Hunter of the Light, but it was my second choice. So…
Should I relaunch it as Hunter of the Light ? Or should I take this opportunity to restore my original title, The Hunter of Éirinn ?
- The Dancer, the Deceiver, the Conjuror, the Flyer, Stone-Eye… all of Éirinn’s Wizards have colloquial titles, save for Feargna Óg. I’ve never liked the Necromancer’s highly Latinized epithet; I simply couldn’t come up anything better at the time. So…
Should Feargna Óg remain “The Necromancer”? Or can I exploit this opportunity to re-name him “The Ghost”?
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That’s it. The Poll is done. Go raibh míle maith agat – thanks so very much for participating. 
best regards — risa