tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post8078068458581412127..comments2024-01-27T16:58:23.292-08:00Comments on Daniel Keys Moran: Last Dancer is at Immunity ...Daniel Keys Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-21908958637769385122009-03-22T21:25:00.000-07:002009-03-22T21:25:00.000-07:00Mr. Moran,I first read "The Ring" as a freshman in...Mr. Moran,<BR/>I first read "The Ring" as a freshman in high school. I read somewhere that there was an extremely limited printing of this book (like 3000 copies?). Somehow, my small southwestern Ohio public library got one. Over the course of 3 years I was the only patron who checked it out (something like 10 times). Then they sold it at a book sale and I despaired of ever seeing it again.<BR/>Cue the inspirational music as Amazon.com and eBay took off in the late 90s, and I now have a mint condition version of this book. <BR/>I think you do yourself a disservice - this is such an open-ended story and I find some of the dialogue running through my mind at odd times... I really love this book...A Literary Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577560937400299679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-45259121001096463642007-10-25T20:30:00.000-07:002007-10-25T20:30:00.000-07:00I may be a total weenus, but I've looked, and can'...I may be a total weenus, but I've looked, and can't find the donate button. <BR/>Did you add it yet?<BR/>If so, could you point it out to this lost soul??quarkwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402272582770543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-78919743271391144462007-10-19T22:58:00.000-07:002007-10-19T22:58:00.000-07:00You don't remember me, probably, but I used to lur...You don't remember me, probably, but I used to lurk on the Continuing Time list. :)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I saw on one of your previous posts back in the summer that you're interested in having audiobook versions of your stuff. I'm not as good as an actor, but I've read a ton of public domain free audiobooks for my podcast, Maria Lectrix -- so I guarantee I'm better than a synthesizer. Unless the synthesizer's playing Ralf. :)<BR/><BR/>Let me know if you're interested. I'm suburbanbanshee over at Gmail.<BR/><BR/>(Oh, and the podcast is over at marialectrix.wordpress.com. It's a little of everything.)Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-18227340519919633862007-10-19T22:38:00.000-07:002007-10-19T22:38:00.000-07:00The first book I read was Emerald Eyes. I found it...The first book I read was Emerald Eyes. I found it in a used book store, and it caught my attention. I loved it. So I went to B Dalton to see if I could find anything else by the same author. As luck would have it, The Last Dancer had just been released. I had never heard of The Long Run, I only read it recently. Out of those three, TLR is my fave. I also read Armageddon Blues recently, found it on ebay... I am somewhat impatiently waiting for the next book. But take your time; I'd rather have it right than fast LOLAtergoboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855979748734059016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-69494198498749706202007-10-18T16:20:00.000-07:002007-10-18T16:20:00.000-07:00Mr. Moran,Thank you.It's been years since I fell i...Mr. Moran,<BR/><BR/>Thank you.<BR/><BR/>It's been years since I fell in love with EE ('89, I was a freshman and I stole the copy from my HS library, still have it too, wife loves it :) and there is no other serial fiction story I've been awaiting more than the Continuing Time. My Many Thanks Sir, as another one in a long line of InfoSec professionals, you honestly write the stories I WANT to read.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-42469940068252165592007-10-18T12:26:00.000-07:002007-10-18T12:26:00.000-07:00The Ring is salvageable. Whether there's a busines...The Ring is salvageable. Whether there's a business proposition there is questionable. My own stuff I'm writing at a loss at this point -- a really big loss, compared to what I can make billing those hours -- and I'm unwilling to do that for The Ring. We'll see.Daniel Keys Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992599044462413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-60181275718263627442007-10-17T15:08:00.000-07:002007-10-17T15:08:00.000-07:00There are parts of the Ring that I want to read ag...There are parts of the Ring that I want to read again, enough that when I pass the book on the shelf I take it down more often then not.<BR/><BR/>It's not my favorite book of yours - that would be The Long Run - and it's definitely clunky in spots; the overall flow doesn't come together very well for me, although you've done the same structure in other books with good effect.<BR/><BR/>There are books that succeed without using a linear flow of storylines or experiences (the "spiral" pattern where many distinct plotlines/characters each end up spiralling into and interacting with some central event is a science-fiction staple), but this doesn't feel like a story that would work like that.<BR/><BR/>That said, the problems that I see in the Ring could probably be fixed by a less-subjective(1) editor; the content is decent, there are some good characters, the plot is interesting, and there's some quite nice scenes and dialogue. It just feels like those scenes are stuck in with a bunch of words, and don't really fit together to advance the story.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, for what it's worth, I liked parts of it, but see why it's not a shining example of the writer's craft.<BR/><BR/>1. less-subjective meaning someone who can step back and see both the trees and the forest, pruning the bits that need pruning even if they resonate strongly with the author, and not burning down the forest and starting over because the author can't see the healthy sections within the overall work :<)prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577720955385884350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-76050130815975352392007-10-16T14:42:00.000-07:002007-10-16T14:42:00.000-07:00I liked half of The Ring. I can't remember which ...I liked half of <I>The Ring</I>. I can't remember which half now, unfortunately -- but I do seem to recall you pointing out it was the part that was your own invention :).Sean Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453182401970523831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778489216730794604.post-20741200429997970282007-10-16T13:21:00.000-07:002007-10-16T13:21:00.000-07:00I guess I'm in the minority, but I liked The Ring....I guess I'm in the minority, but I liked The Ring. I've read it several times, and will no doubt read it again one day. I'd like to see more of Cain, and maybe one day learn the full story of how Donner Almandar took humanity to the stars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com