The Face Inside aftermath
by T.G.
Well, it�s almost been a month since we released The Face Inside. So far, all of the reviews have been good. That is such great news and a relief to me, since something that has been worked on for two years should at least be ranked up there with �not bad.� I must have gone over each scene ten times or more to tweak them, change them, improve them. I�d read and think �Well, this would be funnier if Jen said this�� or �The story would make more sense if Jace did this�� I hope everyone enjoyed it, and I hope it�s the type of story that can be enjoyed time and again. It�s long, but I think it flows so well that it doesn�t SEEM that long. One of the reasons it took so long to write, at least for me, was because I wanted to be so precise, so dedicated to living up to all of the characters� established personalities, and to all of their alter-egos� expectations. Successful or not, I tried my best.
The Face Inside was a story with a lot of firsts. First time Zarin and Xanthis are prominent in a story, first time Jace admits his treachery (in terms of timeline what with SS�s chaotic release of stories out of sequence), first time Reno�s origins are explored. And The Face Inside is also somewhat of a launching point. In my half of the story (well, in my part, since it�s a lot more than half in mathematical terms) I set up several arcs, some of which won�t come to a head until several stories later. There are the long-lasting repercussions from Reno�s stay with Zarin to remember, too. To put it shortly, TFI raised as many questions as it answered. And that�s not a bad thing�that�s a GOOD thing.
In addition, I'm going through TFI looking for Easter eggs�inside jokes, hidden references, etc. The story is chock full of them and I thought it might be cool to have them listed. But that is a long-term project. The Face Inside, which I had regretfully deemed to be my last Sith Squadron story as I am a published freelance journalist now and I need to do some work that pays, actually spawned yet another story to be written by yours truly. It�s called Parting With Grace, and revolves mainly around Rick. Wait, before you close this page, let me explain! It's going to be a fun, engaging story, and will feature another first: scenes from Xanthis� point of view. Mike, too, is working on his next story, as well. Not only that, but he has at least two other WIPs (that�s work-in-progress) that should both be coming out some time in the next few years.
Yes, the epic known as Sith Squadron is looking toward a very bright future, indeed. You keep reading, we�ll keep writing.
