I've been thinking about changing the title to my John Dunn book. I have three possible titles in mind. First, just keep the original title. John Dunn, Heart of a Zulu. I was thinking, however of changing it to John Dunn and the Zulu War. (Or John Dunn and the Anglo-Zulu War.) Or a final possibility would be just Heart of a Zulu.
I will probably wait until I find a publisher. And confer with them. For my first three books, my publishers have not asked me to change the titles. Nor have they asked me to make any significant plot or story changes. Penumbra did want me to change the flashback in The Vase to Hiram Weiss relaying what happened to him. It wasn't changing the story though. At one point after the climactic scene, I had Weiss begin to tell what happened to him after he ran off, (not giving away spoilers here,) and then I went into a flashback mode. But the editor wanted me to keep it at him just telling Captain Mathias what happened. It worked either way.
But that's it. Killer Eyes has not undergone edits with the publisher yet. It's due to be released this summer, so I expect that to happen any time now.
As for John Dunn, I may make some changes on my own. I have a scene in there with Dunn and twenty-five of his wives that I may cut out. I'm thinking I'm delving too far into sensationalism with that part, and I'm 99% sure I'll delete that short scene today. It'll take a rippling effect, though. You have to keep in mind that any changes will have to be followed up throughout the story line to keep it consistent. I'm sure it will be an improvement. Don't want to sensationalize the Dunn story. The true parts are sensational enough. Truth can be stranger than fiction. Or more sensational. And in the Dunn story, it's a great story on its own true legs
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