The Stolen Dream
A short story of an aspiring writer's story getting hijacked39 total reviews
Comment from Mary Vigasin
Excellent advice for writers based on a real life experience. The saddest part it that the excitement and confidence was lost on being betrayed by a friend.
Best wishes
Mary
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Excellent advice for writers based on a real life experience. The saddest part it that the excitement and confidence was lost on being betrayed by a friend.
Best wishes
Mary
Comment Written 26-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Thank you, who better than someone close enough to gain your confidence and encourage you to open up and fully disclose your ideas.
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
That's awful! The problem is, as much as you think you can trust someone, especially a friend, then when that falls apart it take a long time to trust anyone again. That you based this story on something that happened to you, is even more despicable. I'm sure to stopped sharing ideas with him again. Well done, my friend, this was a lesson to all who read it. Warmest hugs, Sandra xx
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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That's awful! The problem is, as much as you think you can trust someone, especially a friend, then when that falls apart it take a long time to trust anyone again. That you based this story on something that happened to you, is even more despicable. I'm sure to stopped sharing ideas with him again. Well done, my friend, this was a lesson to all who read it. Warmest hugs, Sandra xx
Comment Written 26-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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I am thoroughly convince that our paths will never cross again, and if they do, I will turn and go in another direction.
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Good for you! 😊xx
Comment from samandlancelot
Hi Nomi,
I realize some people fear others stealing their story ideas, and since you personally experienced this, it can be a real problem. Yet, I am attending SNHU for my master's in creative writing, and we workshop our classmates' writing. We could steal their ideas, but getting feedback from other writers (like on Fanstory) is invaluable and will make us better writers. Even if someone steals your ideas, only your voice and style can tell your story.
Keep writing!
Patricia
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Hi Nomi,
I realize some people fear others stealing their story ideas, and since you personally experienced this, it can be a real problem. Yet, I am attending SNHU for my master's in creative writing, and we workshop our classmates' writing. We could steal their ideas, but getting feedback from other writers (like on Fanstory) is invaluable and will make us better writers. Even if someone steals your ideas, only your voice and style can tell your story.
Keep writing!
Patricia
Comment Written 26-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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I agree, plus with most writers, even the finished product is subject to change.
Comment from Iza Deleanu
Sometimes from the goodness of your heart, disappointment comes as what you shared in confidence is not so secretly hidden anymore. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Sometimes from the goodness of your heart, disappointment comes as what you shared in confidence is not so secretly hidden anymore. Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.
Comment Written 26-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Thank you, I have no choice, writing is how I live.
Comment from Pearl Edwards
I have seen movies with similar scenarios and the common denominator is that their talent is in stealing others creativity and not being able to come up with one themselves. I hope you do get to do something with tour story, nomi, if that is what you want.
Cheers
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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I have seen movies with similar scenarios and the common denominator is that their talent is in stealing others creativity and not being able to come up with one themselves. I hope you do get to do something with tour story, nomi, if that is what you want.
Cheers
Comment Written 26-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Thank you, I have actually move on from the original idea.
Comment from pome lover
Couldn't you change it enough, maybe even the ending, making it different, maybe even making it better, and submitting it as new because it would be new?
That is terrible when someone steals someone else's idea. A good story, though;
Katharine
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Couldn't you change it enough, maybe even the ending, making it different, maybe even making it better, and submitting it as new because it would be new?
That is terrible when someone steals someone else's idea. A good story, though;
Katharine
Comment Written 25-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Thank you. I have grown so much from the writer I was then, thanks in large part to FanStory. It would be a totally different story today anyway.
Comment from LJbutterfly
This well written story provides excellent advice for writers and anyone else who has a plan or idea. I once shared with a friend that I had applied for a promotion within the company we both worked for. Though unqualified, she couldn't wait to apply for the same job. Neither one of us got it, but I learned to keep my mouth shut about plans.
This is great advice for creative types in any field.
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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This well written story provides excellent advice for writers and anyone else who has a plan or idea. I once shared with a friend that I had applied for a promotion within the company we both worked for. Though unqualified, she couldn't wait to apply for the same job. Neither one of us got it, but I learned to keep my mouth shut about plans.
This is great advice for creative types in any field.
Comment Written 25-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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Amen. We sometimes create competition by inadvertently disclosing thoughts we would be better served to keep quiet about.
Comment from davisr (Rhonda)
HI Nolan,
Your well written story harbors some very wise advise for writers, or even artists of any type. Be careful to guard and copyright everything you create. My father had a friend who wrote Blue Suede Shoes, and had it stolen and sold to Elvis' agent. Like the man in your story, he could only watch as his creation went famous, and without its Creator getting a single penny from it.
Thanks for sharing your story and warning,
Rhonda
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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HI Nolan,
Your well written story harbors some very wise advise for writers, or even artists of any type. Be careful to guard and copyright everything you create. My father had a friend who wrote Blue Suede Shoes, and had it stolen and sold to Elvis' agent. Like the man in your story, he could only watch as his creation went famous, and without its Creator getting a single penny from it.
Thanks for sharing your story and warning,
Rhonda
Comment Written 25-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 26-Jan-2025
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It happens all the time. My mother in law wrote lyrics to a catch R&B song that she disclosed to some friends of my wife, they recorded the song, it became a hit and my mother in law received nada, not even a thank you.
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Oh my gosh, that's terrible!!! Another good reason for writing the piece you did!
Comment from Bill Schott
This story reminds me of when I shared my idea of a talking mouse with a friend. My idea was to make it an antihero who led a revolt against the forces of good. My friend, however, decided to create a theme park and make billions with the mouse as a good guy, with a duck and dog friend. People!!
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2025
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This story reminds me of when I shared my idea of a talking mouse with a friend. My idea was to make it an antihero who led a revolt against the forces of good. My friend, however, decided to create a theme park and make billions with the mouse as a good guy, with a duck and dog friend. People!!
Comment Written 25-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2025
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What I would find even more fascinating of how you traveled back in time to the time before this all took place. While you are at it, please tell what kind of person old Walt really was.
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Thanks for considering that I have the power of time travel.
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Please believe me, no one could develop a mind like yours in just one lifetime.
Comment from Tim Margetts
A valuable life lesson ably shared.
I think the risk of having our work stolen is a fear many of us share, I guess part of the beauty of the modern world is that everything is now time-stamped and logged in a file if it is written on a computer as many of us do. This provides valuable proof of the story's origin, should, God forbid, it ever become necessary.
Tim
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2025
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A valuable life lesson ably shared.
I think the risk of having our work stolen is a fear many of us share, I guess part of the beauty of the modern world is that everything is now time-stamped and logged in a file if it is written on a computer as many of us do. This provides valuable proof of the story's origin, should, God forbid, it ever become necessary.
Tim
Comment Written 25-Jan-2025
reply by the author on 25-Jan-2025
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That is certainly a reassuring thought. There is so much dishonesty that occurs in the creative community, perpetrated by the untalented greedy people in positions of power who prey upon creative folk who just want to share their creations.
