Profwriting

a place for writers and writing

Thursday
Mar 11th
Text size
  • Increase font size
  • Default font size
  • Decrease font size


God's Checking Account

 
User rating
 
3.8 (1)

Details

Author Matt Rogers
Main Genre Literary fiction
Other Genres Thriller

Over 180 hits


A popular televangelist's search for the person who donated a stolen check to his church leads him through the darker corners of the human experience.



When wildly successful but spiritually-broken televangelist Jeremiah Jackson learns of a stolen check among the donations to his church, he becomes convinced that finding and helping the donor is the key to his spiritual renewal. His search brings him into contact with an eccentric cast of characters, including an undercover narcotics officer, an ex-con journalist, a pentitent pornographer, motorcycle gang members, bounty hunters, and Vegas-based mobsters.

User reviews

Average user rating from: 1 user(s)

To write a review please register or login.

Overall rating: 
 
3.8
Ideas:
 
4.0
Research:
 
3.0
Writing style:
 
4.0
Title and subtitle:
 
4.0
Plot and pace:
 
4.0
Characters:
 
3.0
Dialogue:
 
4.0
Professionalism:
 
4.0
 
 

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
I'm familiar with your book from another site, and another read through did not disappoint. You write with great insight, capturing character and atmosphere expertly. You manage to combine grittiness with descriptive interest in a way that leaves the reader wanting to learn more. Each chapter ending has an irresistible hook - pulling them into the next chapter.

The subject matter is fascinating; the Bible Belt environment - something we are not familiar with in Britain. Your writing flows well, and dialogue is definitely one of your strengths.

Technically, I found nothing to criticise, and I very much liked some of your images, like 'The cold night air was like a slap in the face'.

I can find little to fault, and think this story will develop into an exciting thriller. Good luck with it.
Overall rating: 
 
3.8
Ideas:
 
4.0
Research:
 
3.0
Writing style:
 
4.0
Title and subtitle:
 
4.0
Plot and pace:
 
4.0
Characters:
 
3.0
Dialogue:
 
4.0
Professionalism:
 
4.0
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes No
 
 
Powered by jReviews
Attachments:
FileDescriptionFile size
Download this file (Ch.0 Prologue (2 pgs - 300 wds)(complete).doc)Prologue (300 wds) 32 Kb
Download this file (Ch.1 Jeremiah Intro (6 pgs - 1,515 wds)(complete).doc)Chapter 1 (1,515 wds) 30 Kb
Download this file (Ch.2 Walter Intro Pt. 1 (4 pgs - 1,026 wds)(complete).doc)Chapter 2 (1,026 wds) 28 Kb
Download this file (miah wake up, backstory (11 pgs - 2,865 wds)(complete).doc)Ch. 3 (2,865 wds) 52 Kb
Download this file (Ch.4 Walter Intro Pt. 2 (5 pgs -  1,481 wds)(complete).doc)Chapter 4 (1,481 wds) 34 Kb
Download this file (miah family conflict (6 pgs - 1,646 wds)(complete).doc)Chapter 5 (1,646 wds) 32 Kb
Download this file (miah 1st accountant visit (7 pgs - 1,923 wds)(complete).doc)Chapter 6 (1,923 wds) 43 Kb
 

Professional Advice

Don’t be afraid if you’re doing nothing. Doing nothing has often given rise to the best stories in literature. I do nothing all the time!

Robert Goddard


Hot Topics

 

Improve your writing

MA Professional Writing at University College Falmouth, in conjunction with HERDA’s Higher Skills Creative Industries Project, is offering a range of one day courses for people who’d like to improve their writing skills for business.

 

Writing in recession: Sophie Parkin

Sophie Parkin tells Phil Williams how the recession of the early 90s prompted her to switch career – and how she started earning a living from writing.

 

Claim your cash

Have you filed a claim with the ALCS? If you've ever had anything published, they may be holding money for you. Click here to find out more.  

 

Robert Goddard

"It is important not to be disheartened."

 

Writing for teens

Meg Rosoff talked about writing for teens at the 2009 London Book Fair. Profwriting student Fiona Egglestone reports back.

Learn to write by the sea

 

Report and Proposal Writing

This hands-on one-day course is designed for busy professionals to help you write better marketing copy. Run by MA Professional Writing at University College Falmouth, in conjunction with HERDA’s Higher Skills Creative Industries Project, the course has been  created with solo practitioners, small and medium business, and business support organisations in mind.

Login