Jo asked Jan Notzon:

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.

Cheers,

Jan

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