Comment from hari anand

Exceptional

Haha I have never read something like this, it a revenge that writer takes for not reading his work all those years...but I like the fact reader breathe life to the characters...extraorinary

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Thank you for a most complimentary review and very generous rating, Hargunanand. I am very pleased that you enjoyed it, my friend!

Comment from TAB_that's me

Excellent

I loved this Dean. I'm not sure if you write about a particular author or not but how fun to be published after years of trying. I loved the humorous pictures too:)
Teresa

 Comment Written 14-Apr-2014

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Thanks, Teresa, I appreciate that. And, no. no author in particular. Just a sort of "what if" story, if you will.

Thanks again for taking the time to read and review it for me.

Comment from Cedar

Excellent

I really enjoyed this one, even got few good chuckles from it. Keep them coming my friend, reading your work is one of the highlights of my day. Bill

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Well what a nice thing to say, Bill, I sincerely appreciate that.

I will do my best, my friend. I promise you that much!

Thanks for such a wonderfully uplifting review!

Comment from Selina Stambi

Exceptional

of goblins, ghouls and ghastly girls ... a fun line ... especially the 'ghastly girls'! (What pictures these girls create in my head!)


Hello Dean,

You really had me thinking and smiling widely - especially as I've no idea how Down With Delilah part 3 is going to go - I'm all blocked up and they're askin' for more!!

Fantastic presentation - it does enhance the black-and-white feel to the read - old typewriter and all!

Have a lovely week!

Sonali :) (Okay ... Reach!)


would end the tale, it'd be a hit. .. suggest: would end the tale, would be a hit ... it might help the metre along a bit

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Hah ha, yep, you'll always be "REACH" to me, my dear friend!

Thanks so much for the fabulous review and most generous rating. I'm really pleased that you could relate to my meaning in this!

Comment from ravenblack

Excellent

Revenge is best served cold. Thank God J.K. Rowling did not follow this path. There would have been riots. Patterson though- he could quit and no one would notice the difference. A body double for his commercials, a stable of "collaborators". When you hit it big, I just hope it is not with a series. Excellent write.

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Hah, no worries there, ravenblack, about me hitting it big, or quitting my writing, although there are some who probably wish I would, lol.

Thanks for the insights and your opinions, my friend.

Comment from Leineco

Excellent

You pose an interesting question. . .There was a time (in the early 1800s) when weekly or monthly "periodical" literature came to fame and prestige on the backs of serialized publication (Dickens and Dumas probably being the ground breakers of the field). And in the 1900s during the heydays of both subscription magazines of specific genres (like sic-fi, crime, etc) and the burgeoning "main stream" periodicals market, serialized fiction grew to epic proportions (with magazines like Atlantic Monthly and Harpers coming to the forefront). Of course, by the late 1900s, it was all over, but for a trickle (Like Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities and King's Green Mile). I suspect the plethora of alternate methods - like the internet, books on tape, and kindle have much to do with that change of fortunes).

Anyway, the point is - the question begged is, does the author have Power by virtue of holding his characters hostage. . .threatening to withdraw access? J.K. Rowling probably did, and Stephanie Meyer - but in our modern world - attention is fleeting. There is another distraction coming a heartbeat away. Sure, Dickens's dying 6 parts into The Mystery of Edwin Drood caused "fan angst", but these days - the show must go on (or will).
Just like the rock world, the world of popular literature has its "cover bands". FanLit and licensing have assured us of that. Even Sherlock Holmes, The Three Musketeer and Captain Kirk live on and on long after there creators ceased holding their reins!

On the other hand, didn't the likes of J.D. Salinger, Harper Lee and Margaret Mitchell leave us wondering for decades. . .what if?

Interesting write. . .I enjoyed contemplating the implications :-)

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Thank you, Leineco, and I quite enjoyed reading your in depth, and interesting review, my friend. I appreciate it, sincerely.

Comment from amada

Excellent

This is a great inspirational work; fast and real. The artwork adds to a very real situation for many of us. I celebrate not giving up. This is good.

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Thank you, amada, I'm right there with you. It's never a good idea to toss in the towel, especially when you're doing something you felt you were meant to do, no matter what others might think or say.

Thank you for the outstanding review, my friend!

Comment from Louise Michelle

Exceptional

Oh, Dean, this is just marvelous. You have really explored the torment of being rejected by editors but believing in ones self and keep writing relentlessly.

Those graphics are amazing and earned you the sixer. I absolutely love the ending, being a cynical type myself. Besides, as soon as he stops entertaining the public, they'll turn on him. Perhaps, knowing this, your protagonist decided to annoy the fans before they could hurt him. A great write. Hugs, Lou

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Hah, he did, just that, Lou. He had it planned all along, and I'm so glad you were able to pick up on that from the story.

Thanks a million for your excellent review and rating! I do appreciate it, as always.

reply by Louise Michelle on 14-Apr-2014

I should have complimented you on the verses as well because they are top notch. I was just floored by your graphics. You have outdone yourself!

Comment from Twilightspire

Exceptional

And that's what I'm talking about. Poetry that not only strikes an emotional nerve, but makes you sit back and really think. I loved the rhyming scheme and the whole story told. A man at the top of his game that finally breaks under the pressure of performing.
Writers, in general, are meek storytellers and not gene-engineered for fame and the public (in my opinion) or that would be actors. This poem really speaks to those of us that would struggle with continuing the tale not just for their sake, but for the millions of people that need to see their characters in print.
You bring up a lot of solid points in this.
I enjoyed the poem for its beauty, the pics (always entertaining) and mostly for its thought provoking stance on something most of us dream of, but are terrified of encountering.
Excellent work, my friend.
-T.J.

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Thanks, T.J., I'm so glad it struck a chord with you, my friend. It has affected many who've read it, in various ways. Some positively, who see the dark humor in it, while others, well...not so much. I'm happy that you get what I'm trying to say here. You're usually very perceptive and pick up my meanings with little problems.

Thanks so much again!

Comment from Janet Foor

Exceptional

Great story Dean. I loved the rhyme and vivid imagery throughout. Great pictures and videos to enhance your work which is spectacular. I will read this one again - loved the cliff hanger ending.
Well done.
Blessings
Janet

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reply by the author on 14-Apr-2014

Thanks so much, Janet, for a wonderfully complimentary review. I truly appreciate that, and I'm very pleased that you enjoyed reading it.

Thanks again, my friend!