In 2008, “Faces” underwent three editorial revisions. Please note the following :
Version 1.0 “The Prelease” test version, of which about fifty copies were sold, was rushed into print in April 2008. At that time, we planned to link up with the 100th Anniversary of the Lakeview School Fire. That plan was premature. We abandoned that link, and I apologize for the confusion.
Version 1.1 The so called “First Edition” appeared in July 2008. In this version, certain parts of the text were altered by me, the author.
Version 1.2 Thanks to certain readers’ requests and with help from independent editors, more typos and grammar problems were corrected. Effective October 15, 2008, Version 1.2 became available worldwide. It has not been altered since then.
However, if you have a signed or not signed copy of V 1.0 or 1.1, you own a collector’s item because we can never revert to those versions!! Those templates(PDF files) were erased forever. So your precious copy is now more precious . The changes were primarily limited to editorial, grammatical, and spelling errors. The story itself remained intact.
However, in Version 1.1, one paragraph was inserted by me at the end of chapter 13 in the interest of establishing an improved ethical balance.
I continue to believe that “Faces” has a powerful future even though it is a humble, first novel by an obscure poet and mystical philosopher. Many have shown interest in developing a movie or TV version since many non readers are waiting for the DVD to come out. Others have read the novel three or four times and have found at least three levels of meaning: a literal, an historical, and the symbolic. My preferred focus is obvious. To me, existence is a symbolic process.
Thanks to all who have shown an interest.
