Stories about our time, over time
Super-thoughtful notes on Mr. Penumbra’s Twenty-Four-Hour Book Store by Nav over at his blog Scrawled in Wax. Reading them, and the thread that follows, I found myself thinking: Ooh, can’t wait to fold this into the next version of the story.
Then I realized that what seems completely obvious and natural at this point—“the next version of the story”—is pretty atypical, historically.
Or is it? Are there any writers famous for revising, for releasing multiple versions of the same story?
In any case: I’m taking notes for Mr. Penumbra 2.0. It’s not an immediate priority, but I’ll do it at some point. And I can’t wait.
one springs to mind immediately — Charles Darwin. His “Origin of Species” went through several revisions, and he added religious content which wasn’t in the first edition. This occurred as he was becoming religious himself — he either adapted his theories to fit, or to suit others.