Got an honest, in person review from a friend
recently. Regarding Akeldama, he
said something along the lines of, “Solid B+.
A good pace, but not real deep.”
I took it with mixed feelings. I wanted at least some thought to be
created when looking at the relationship of Judas, God, and Satan. Plus, hopefully the twist of how the
protagonist came along would get some juices flowing. But I also wrote an action story that
requires a fast pace to keep readers interested. So maybe it is more pulp fiction than I
originally thought.
Is that necessarily bad?
I don’t think so. Novels
represent escapes for us. They let us
become engrossed in a world beyond ours, so that maybe we can set aside our
worries for just a bit. If Akeldama,
or any of my novels, accomplished that, I’ll say that’s success.
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