An Overnight Success
Does it really happen overnight?123 total reviews
Comment from Karen B.
I love how you've put into words the anguish of years spent doing what he loved and being constantly shut down by those who choose who makes it and who never will. To go from that to being overwhelmed by adoring fans wanting more - seems he soon wanted to retreat back to the days when he simply wrote for the love of writing. You pose interesting questions in your notes of who is responsible for the life of our characters. Lots here to ponder, we can always count on your for that. :)
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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I love how you've put into words the anguish of years spent doing what he loved and being constantly shut down by those who choose who makes it and who never will. To go from that to being overwhelmed by adoring fans wanting more - seems he soon wanted to retreat back to the days when he simply wrote for the love of writing. You pose interesting questions in your notes of who is responsible for the life of our characters. Lots here to ponder, we can always count on your for that. :)
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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Thanks, Karen. The fact that you say I make you take a step back and look at things a bit differently makes me extremely happy. It's one of the main reasons I write at all.
Thanks so much again!
Comment from brentman99
Great work and presentation, Dean. I like the whole package. I had to say it, but I like this much better than some of your darker stuff.
I have just one suggestion:
a dragon cruel, young maiden fair, - how about "a dragon cruel and a maiden fair"?
May flow a bit better.
It all hangs together so well I hate to give it six stars. Well done, Brent.
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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Great work and presentation, Dean. I like the whole package. I had to say it, but I like this much better than some of your darker stuff.
I have just one suggestion:
a dragon cruel, young maiden fair, - how about "a dragon cruel and a maiden fair"?
May flow a bit better.
It all hangs together so well I hate to give it six stars. Well done, Brent.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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Thanks very much, Brent, I really appreciate that! I'm very pleased that you enjoyed it, and I will consider your suggestions, my friend.
Comment from healfromwithin
The press were called (was)
This poem was good, expressing his emotion in the beginning, but didn't seem to show his feelings once he achieve success.
I was puzzled at the end, hey he would want to anger and disappoint loyal fans; maybe he'd carry a grudge against non-publishing editors, but his fan base?
The poem was well-metered and the story evolved well.
Thanks for posting it.
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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The press were called (was)
This poem was good, expressing his emotion in the beginning, but didn't seem to show his feelings once he achieve success.
I was puzzled at the end, hey he would want to anger and disappoint loyal fans; maybe he'd carry a grudge against non-publishing editors, but his fan base?
The poem was well-metered and the story evolved well.
Thanks for posting it.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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Thanks for reading & reviewing it for me, healthfromwithin. I am very grateful!
Comment from Spitfire
Love the flicks, the story, the ending. Thirty years! Almost half a lifetime before recognition. And then sudden fame and recognition but bitterness won out. Way to get back! LOL Revenge is sweet.
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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Love the flicks, the story, the ending. Thirty years! Almost half a lifetime before recognition. And then sudden fame and recognition but bitterness won out. Way to get back! LOL Revenge is sweet.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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Hah, yes, it certainly is.
Thank you, Shari, I'm really glad that you "got" this one. But, you're pretty sharp that way, lol...
Comment from tfawcus
This is a fascinating reflection on the symbiosis between writer and reader. The treasures we throw out into the public domain cease in some respects to be our own and become what others make them. They are as money spent.
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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This is a fascinating reflection on the symbiosis between writer and reader. The treasures we throw out into the public domain cease in some respects to be our own and become what others make them. They are as money spent.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 16-Apr-2014
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insight with me on this, Tony, I greatly appreciate that. I happen to agree with you, as well.
Much obliged, my wise friend.
Comment from NicciFaye
Dean...truly you asked some very interesting questions. I can't even provide my own personal opinion of any of these questions because I am still thinking myself. A very intensely thought provoking poem about the effects of people on people and expectations and downfalls.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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Dean...truly you asked some very interesting questions. I can't even provide my own personal opinion of any of these questions because I am still thinking myself. A very intensely thought provoking poem about the effects of people on people and expectations and downfalls.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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Thanks so much, as always, Nicci. I truly appreciate your review.
Comment from Just2Write
This reminds me of George R.R. Martin - author of The Game of Thrones. Except that he is somewhere around book five now - the characters so busy, damsels, dragons, kings and queens - the histories in motion, the lies, the cheats, the brave, the just - and George stops writing. Age, perhaps.
Anyway your poem with its mixed end-rhymes was a good read, and a pleasure to review.
I don't know how, or if, you can fix - but your title is lost in the black background - At least it is on my screen - I had to roll my cursor over it to find it on the page.
Very poignant piece of writing.
Rose.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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This reminds me of George R.R. Martin - author of The Game of Thrones. Except that he is somewhere around book five now - the characters so busy, damsels, dragons, kings and queens - the histories in motion, the lies, the cheats, the brave, the just - and George stops writing. Age, perhaps.
Anyway your poem with its mixed end-rhymes was a good read, and a pleasure to review.
I don't know how, or if, you can fix - but your title is lost in the black background - At least it is on my screen - I had to roll my cursor over it to find it on the page.
Very poignant piece of writing.
Rose.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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Thanks, Just2Write, and I thought of George RR Martin as I wrote this, and J.K Rowlings, as well. I'm very grateful for the review.
As far as the title goes, it's showing up for me just fine, right below the photo. I just checked it, I can't have the title disappearing on me, lol!
Thanks again, my friend!
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yuh - but on TOP of the photo is your name in blue font - which is where the title normally is. Can't be seen - just your name in dark blue. I guess all that matters is that it's there somewhere.
R.
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Hah, yeah, that always happens when you do backgrounds in black. There's really nothing I can do about it. Believe me, I've tried, lol!
Comment from alexgeorge
You make us ponder the deeper issues of our work, Great Dean Kuch. Fans and readers make us who we are, and a bit of recognition from the publishing world, to crack the door wide open.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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You make us ponder the deeper issues of our work, Great Dean Kuch. Fans and readers make us who we are, and a bit of recognition from the publishing world, to crack the door wide open.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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Thank you very much, Alex. I'm always happy to see you were able to pop in briefly, I know what a rigorous schedule you're under as of late. I'm very grateful for your insightful comments and excellent rating, my friend!
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My pleasure. Keep them coming!
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Hah, I'm doing my best, LOL...
8>)
Comment from Eternal Muse
I loved this, Dean. The suspense was so great I swallowed it in one gulp. You describe the all familiar story of a struggling writer who no publishers want to take - and the agony and disappointment of that. Then - but a sheer chance - or publisher's whim? - it all comes to him at once. Fortune, fame, talk shows. But it looks like he is broken inside, it his lamp inside burned out, and he turned into a robot showing only face the public wants to see, while apathetic inside. At least this is how I trnscribed your story.
An award winning presentation with animated pictures. I liked the black and white font - gives it the feeling of the sixties. And "The End" sign was priceless.
A couple of suggestions to smooth out the meter:
For thirty years, he worked and slaved,
to write the book his passions craved,
So he wrote prose -- and poetry,
that no one cared to read, but he.
And though his fame was fast and fleeting,
his name, the critics kept repeating,
he smiled to show his discontent --
then left them wondering what he'd meant...
What a treat...
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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I loved this, Dean. The suspense was so great I swallowed it in one gulp. You describe the all familiar story of a struggling writer who no publishers want to take - and the agony and disappointment of that. Then - but a sheer chance - or publisher's whim? - it all comes to him at once. Fortune, fame, talk shows. But it looks like he is broken inside, it his lamp inside burned out, and he turned into a robot showing only face the public wants to see, while apathetic inside. At least this is how I trnscribed your story.
An award winning presentation with animated pictures. I liked the black and white font - gives it the feeling of the sixties. And "The End" sign was priceless.
A couple of suggestions to smooth out the meter:
For thirty years, he worked and slaved,
to write the book his passions craved,
So he wrote prose -- and poetry,
that no one cared to read, but he.
And though his fame was fast and fleeting,
his name, the critics kept repeating,
he smiled to show his discontent --
then left them wondering what he'd meant...
What a treat...
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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Thanks so much, Yel, I really appreciate the complimentary review and very generous rating. I also liked your suggestions, and I promise to work n those lines.
I'm also thankful thank you picked up on my meaning so succinctly, that was excellent insight into why I wrote this.
In all, I am very grateful for everything that you said, and that's a good thing, right? (LOL!)
Comment from Bina1
You give us quite a lot to think about here. There are several authors, I can't wait for their next offering. Impatient with the time it takes them to satisfy my yearning for their written word.........yet I so appreciate the effort it takes to produce anything worth reading! Thank you for the opportunity to share.
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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You give us quite a lot to think about here. There are several authors, I can't wait for their next offering. Impatient with the time it takes them to satisfy my yearning for their written word.........yet I so appreciate the effort it takes to produce anything worth reading! Thank you for the opportunity to share.
Comment Written 15-Apr-2014
reply by the author on 15-Apr-2014
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Thank you for taking out to read and review it for me, Bina1. I'm really glad it got you thinking...