Comment from DR DIP

Exceptional

Whoa!! I can SO relate to this poem its life imitating ar imitating life for both of us my dear dean lol
I am thinking about cutting off my ear or some appendage then maybe people might sit up and take notice?
lover the flow of this little story of disillusionment as a writer and you attached images and video snips are superbly appropriate.
seriously, I can't believe you are not a famous writer..do you want a lend of a knife to cut your ear off van kuch? lol

 Comment Written 13-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 13-Apr-2014

Ha ha, yeah, you got a sharp one lying about?

Seriously, don't you wish sometimes, just sometimes, mind you, that you could get big, Like a R.K. Rowlings, or such, and begin a novel with sequeled parts...then simply stop writing? Imagine the outrage!

Thanks for the awesome review, as always, dipster. You know I value your opinions very highly.

reply by DR DIP on 13-Apr-2014

ditto deano ditto!

as always dip

Comment from mfowler

Excellent

You've really employed those little moving images very well here. The narrative is excellently developed and the news of his quitting set up smoothly. His ending left an angry, and empty readership whether by plan or plain contempt from the author. I guess if he "flashed a wicked smirk" he was being a bit blaggard. Your notes pose some interesting questions about the extent to which readership own the characters and works they crave. I guess you've answered that also in the poem. They think so; and there are certain rights which go with their support. The author thinks its his right to claim ownership, to a point where he wants to punish the people who've maintained his creativity, but through incessant hero worship kill the muse.

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 Comment Written 13-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 13-Apr-2014

Thanks, Mark, and you said in in a nutshell, my friend. Authors do owe their fans some degree of ownership, I think. But ultimately, those characters and ideas belong to them, and them alone. Do they have an obligation to their fans? I think so, to a degree. At least if they want to keep on making a living at it they do!

Thanks so much again, my friend.

Comment from Domino 2

Exceptional

Very interesting and true notes, Dean. I recon the hate often stems from jealousy.

Another marathon story in a poem from your talented pen, and the usual apt and wonderful artwork.

So, this guy eventually found fame and fortune after years of struggle, and he then took revenge by keeping them all in suspense.

From his final speech demeanour, it would appear he's a quiet shy man who lets his pen do the talking - often the case, I suspect.

Loads of excellent theme examples, and top alliteration throughout.

Here's a well-deserved sixer, my friend.

Cheers, Ted

 Comment Written 13-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 13-Apr-2014

Thanks very much, Ted, I'm really glad you liked this one. And yeah, you pretty much nailed the meaning of the poem, dead on!

I got the idea by something I read recently, about a popular author's fans saying how disappointed they were at his death because they'd never know the ending to some of his unfinished work. Really?, I thought. That's what they're worried about!? The poor guy's dead, for God's sakes!

Thanks so much again, Ted. Some people, huh?

reply by Domino 2 on 13-Apr-2014

LOL, Dean - but also true.

Maybe I will become more 'popular' when I pop my clogs, but I've decided to annoy a few buggers by living to 150 :-). Cheers, Ted

reply by the author on 13-Apr-2014

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Yeah, me too!