A Complaint

Hi Jan, thank you so much for your personalized note in the Giveaway of "The Id Paradox". I just finished it and I think there is a good story there, but honestly I was rather distracted by the prolific use of descriptive adjectives. I also found the advanced vocabulary leaving me with the question of who is your intended audience? It seems like this might lose an average novel reader.

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 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.