Forward
I just finished reading the Episode I Journal of Darth Maul by Jude Watson and my opinion, frankly, is that the book sucked. I know that sounds a little harsh, well, more than a little harsh, but it did, I'm not gonna apologize. Queen Amidala's journal and the Jedi Apprentice books, though geared toward young readers, were ten times better, not only in structure, but also in believability. The format was well thought out, neatly done, and written in the proper tense. Those of you who know me know that tense is one of the things that annoy me most in stories. Stories take place in the past tense, unless, in the case of a journal, the narrator is talking about things that are taking place at the moment. In this book all the narration was in present tense, minus a few spots where the author started in past and ended in present. Even the flashbacks were in present tense. Now, ok, this is not just a review of her story. Anyone reading this can probably tell I'm a little disappointed. I honestly enjoyed reading Amidala's journal, but it seems to me that Darth Maul's was hastily written and not thought out. But enough with that; I'm not just gonna bitch and do nothing about it. That's not my style ;).
As a result of my disappointment in this book, I have decided, actually I decided midway through the book, that I'm going to rewrite it. I don't care if no one reads it, I'm doing this for my own gratification and to get rid of my annoyance. I guess this would be considered fanfiction, right? Well, I figure if someone can novelize a video game, which I think was an awesome idea, by the way *applauds talonfire*, I can rewrite a crappy book. I'm keeping to the basic story line because I thought the author had some good ideas they just needed to be fixed a little bit. So, if you've read this book, which isn't likely unless you read it when it first came out (it's out of print now, I had to borrow a copy from a friend of a friend o.O), you'll recognize a lot of the story. But even if you have read it and did enjoy it I encourage you to read this version of it and tell me what you think about my revisions. Some advise to reviewers though, because, if you've read my bio you know, reviews on opinions bug the crap out of me, review the content if you're gonna review it. Don't review the forward, don't tell me you think I'm a bitch cause I didn't like Jude Watson's version. If you want to tell me that I don't care, but e-mail it or I warn you I will post it on my bio and I will rip you up one side and down the other. E-mails I am a lot nicer to. Hey, who knows, we may become friends J . Anywho, that's my little schpiel (does anyone know how to spell that word?). So, read on and enjoy the story.