tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post3822592738632591874..comments2024-03-17T03:17:43.229-04:00Comments on David Anthony Durham: Barack/Barad the LesserDavid Anthony Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-69970412961877665382010-02-10T12:06:47.341-05:002010-02-10T12:06:47.341-05:00I just finished reading Acacia over the weekend, a...I just finished reading Acacia over the weekend, and I will say that the name Barack stood out as I read it (though now I can't really remember the context of it). I liked seeing it, and at the time I remember thinking that something along the lines of what you describe must have happened.<br /><br />On the other hand, I haven't yet read The Other Lands, and if I hadn't just read this blog post, I'm not sure I would've noticed the change or even put together that Barack and Barad were the same person.<br /><br />I agree with Neth up above, it's a great little anecdote about being a writer.danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07833245759188710108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-52340217093686801972010-02-05T17:28:38.225-05:002010-02-05T17:28:38.225-05:00"Leave it for history..."
I like that...."Leave it for history..." <br /><br />I like that. Here's hoping history cares...<br /><br />No matter what I do, it's still going to be left for history, really. Doubleday printed a lot of mass market paperbacks of Acacia, so I reckon they'll be copies of the original version of the book for sale for quite a while to come. So I guess this only matters if the books are lucky enough to have a long commercial life, and have later reprintings. I hope that's the case, of course, but we'll see...<br /><br />I'll definitely be carrying on with Barad in the next book. Certainly, the easiest "fix" is to just change it in future versions of Book 1. The upside is that this'll be one small way the first editions of the book will stand out!David Anthony Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13885922955551669016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-43178783625105059262010-02-05T15:05:01.075-05:002010-02-05T15:05:01.075-05:00I didn't read Acacia till autumn '09, so i...I didn't read Acacia till autumn '09, so it definitely did jump out... and I'm glad you've mentioned the name change, or when I got to The Other Lands I'd be wondering whether it was meant to be the same person or whether it was some kind of Hannibal/Hasdrubal affair.<br /><br />If he only appeared in the one book, I'd say leave it, but since you've changed it in the next one then (unfortunately) it might be better to change it in this one too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-20589405025313470852010-02-05T14:38:42.097-05:002010-02-05T14:38:42.097-05:00I say leave it for history. It's a nice little...I say leave it for history. It's a nice little story for anyone who notices.<br /><br />I read Acacia a month or so before it was actually released, so it was before Barack was a candidate and don't remember making the connection (though I remember that speach at the DM convention years ago and thinking that he'd be President one day - I just thought it'd be a bit longer). <br /><br />When reading The Other Lands I never made the connection of a name change - though it had been over two years since I first read Acacia, so I don't thing that's surprise.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12158536.post-41175056269449703602010-02-05T13:22:45.610-05:002010-02-05T13:22:45.610-05:00It jumped out at me when I first read _Acacia_, an...It jumped out at me when I first read _Acacia_, and so I definitely noticed the name shift. <br /><br />But I can't answer whether you should change it.Kate Nepveuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616048809298989235noreply@blogger.com