Should first novels stay in the trunk?

My debut got published by Mundania Press. The Dirt-Brown Derby has done okay for an indy press. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine reviewed it. Linda Fairstein and John Lutz blurbed it. So, do I regret seeing it in print? Well, it's rough-edged, as noted by a couple of critics. I'd agree with that much. But the thing is you have to start from somewhere to make the journey. Dirt-Brown, a male private eye story, was my launch pad. Somebody said the first effort, be it in music or books or whatever, took a lifetime to create. The second and next efforts are when turns hard. A few more books down the line and I'd also agree with that thought.
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Published on March 23, 2011 02:23 Tags: first-books, writing
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