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Jan Notzon

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in Laredo, The United States
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I used to ply the acting trade but retired to devote myself full-time to writing. I've written several plays and published eight novels, The Dogs...Barking, And Ye Shall Be As Gods, The Id Paradox, Song for the Forsaken, Suffer Not The Mole People, ONLY THE DEAD (Know the End of War), To Sing Like a Mockingbird and Heir of the West Wind are available in all mediums. ...more

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Jan Notzon Jo, I'm really sorry you found the vocabulary distracting. I tried to limit myself to the point at which the only appropriate word I could think of wa…moreJo, I'm really sorry you found the vocabulary distracting. I tried to limit myself to the point at which the only appropriate word I could think of was the one I used. I do love painting as thorough a picture as I can. Perhaps I get a little carried away. I use a thesaurus only when I've used a word twice in close proximity: maybe five times in the writing of The Id Paradox. I'm really sorry it was distracting for you.
Some readers like it (as you can see from the first review I got (something along the lines of "Jan reminds us of what a rich language we have"). Another reader objected to the philosophical portion. I guess you can't please everyone.
But I very much appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind as I continue my journey as a writer.

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Jan Notzon Gary: Thanks so much. I've contracted with CreateSpace for this one but will definitely keep you in mind for the next.…moreGary: Thanks so much. I've contracted with CreateSpace for this one but will definitely keep you in mind for the next.(less)
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And Ye Shall Be As Gods

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To Sing Like a Mockingbird

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Heir of the West Wind

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The Id Paradox

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The Dogs...Barking

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Suffer Not The Mole People

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Song For The Forsaken

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Heir of the West Wind

Amelia Johnson (5 stars): Heir of the West Wind is a serious and contemplative novel that prioritizes emotional truth over narrative convenience. The prose is measured and often poetic, drawing strong connections between the physical environment and the internal lives of the characters. Rather than rushing through events, the novel allows meaning to accumulate slowly, creating a sense of depth tha Read more of this blog post »
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I wish every person who gives to charity, goes on mission trips or does charitable work of any kind would read this book. Helping can swiftly become enabling and if you enable people to be dependent or even enable their drug habit, as California does ...more
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Boy, was this an eye-opener! I knew a lot of journalists, professors and intellectuals were taken with the Soviet Union in the 20s and 30s but I had not idea of the extent of it. Nor did I know the vicious repression and filthy diatribes against anyo ...more
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It took me a bit of time to get into this story, but I think that is no detraction from an epic like this. A huge and hugely entertaining novel, it is filled with fascinating and wholly believable characters and at times astonishing insights into how ...more
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