Hello, readers.
Before I showcase today’s poem, I simply want to put out there that I’ve been noticing less and less feedback for my work over these last three to four months. Usually, I know better than to beg for “likes” and whatnot, and I know that likes on WordPress blogs haven’t carried quite as much weight in the not-too-distant past as they had five, ten years ago or so. Nevertheless, inasmuch as I’m trying to create a blog for as many people as possible to enjoy, I need to know what I’m doing right and what I can improve on as far as this website is concerned, and if you truly enjoy my work, hitting the “like” button and leaving me feedback in the comments section of each blog post would help out much more than I can say here alone. After all, I first thought that I was on to something by continuing my epic poem series Ignatius the Fed-Up Goblin this past June 21, but then I happened to publish part four of the story last week, and things went right back to square one.
That said, people, at the risk of sounding needy, I encourage you to leave me feedback for what I post here on my blog from here on out, for if nothing else, I’d at least like to know that people are enjoying what I’m posting. Also, please don’t be afraid to let me know what you’d like to see here on my blog in the future. After all, my sixth and (more likely than not) final part of my revised reboot for Bloody Roar is still in the works, and yes, I have been taking much longer to produce it than what I’d been hoping, but I do still intend to publish it here in the near future. That said, do you want more articles? What additional topics would you like me to cover in my poetry? Please let me know, and until next time, thank you for your support.
Dustin M. Weber
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What Do People Want? A Hard Lesson for Writers
July 10, 2023
What do people want?
What will people read—
Read or listen to?
Read and appreciate?
Appreciate fact?
Appreciate fiction?
Fiction as in entertainment?
Fiction as in lies?
Lies meant to hide the truth?
Lies meant to hurt people?
People oft exasperate.
People can be so frustrating—
Frustrating and rude,
Frustrating and fickle—
Fickle with their tastes,
Fickle in their appreciation—
Appreciation for quality,
Appreciation for what they’re given.
Given little feedback.
Given little indication—
Indication of what you’re doing wrong,
Indication of what you’re doing right.
Right place,
Right time…
Time to decide!
Time to plan!
Plan your future.
Plan your next work.
Work smart.
Work consistently—
Consistently expressing your passions,
Consistently fleshing out your imagination—
Imagination to run wild,
Imagination to guide you—
You and your heart,
You and your soul.
Soul in every paragraph.
Soul in every word.
Word will spread.
Word will attract—
Attract those interested,
Attract those who can sense—
Sense your drive,
Sense your ambition.
Ambition appreciated,
Ambition fulfilled—
Fulfilled at last!
Fulfilled, every word!
Last…
Word.
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