THROWBACK THURSDAY
The Apocryphy...my unwritten epic of Rome
It being Throwback Thursday, I was looking for something to put up here, and came across a post by
…both fine Canadian boys, as Don Cherry would say. They had a post up about St. Paul. I don’t really care too much for “organized” religion. The only reason I will set foot inside a church is for a wedding or funeral, other than that, I don’t have much use for them—which is strange, I know, considering I have a lot of Christian readers on my ‘Stack, and was myself raised as a Catholic.That notwithstanding, I have a Biblical epic on the back-burner.
It’s a massive tome. I have three different versions of it, and each one is 1200 typed pages, give or take 100. I think it’s 250,000 words, maybe? I don’t know. I will rewrite it. I can’t not rewrite it now that I’ve put it up here. Of course, it will be going behind the paywall. But I don’t think I’ll even attempt it until I have a minimum of 200 Paid Subscribers.
You're too kind with your praise, and eh I don't mind if you're not. I'd like to convert you, but it's from a pov of someone who admires and appreciates you Ben. But in my view it must be your choice.
That stuff aside, most importantly to me is that you're going to be tackling a Biblical Epic! Honestly seeing such a story filled with swashbuckling, adventure and such would be cool. I must admit I don't like preaching in movies or stories about the Bible (dunno if that makes sense, given my preachy post). It's why I think I only like three movies on the topic and am pleased with you writing such a story, as I don't think you'll be doing that.
I only mention these things as no story should ever be a sermon, and yours are akin to an English Dumas.
What most astounds me these days is this; we have so many great Canadian authors and artists hereon Substack these days, from you to David Perlmutte, to Ulysses among others. It's really inspiring stuff.
Hmm, how many paid subscribers do we need to get a peek at this epic?