tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post8338997706698914546..comments2023-03-29T10:22:01.651+01:00Comments on Along The Write Lines: A Different Kind of ContractDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-44335963040783602112013-03-17T12:09:04.183+00:002013-03-17T12:09:04.183+00:00Succinct! Anne took the photo. She's one photo...Succinct! Anne took the photo. She's one photogenic cat.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-35670550518579739032013-03-16T20:38:27.965+00:002013-03-16T20:38:27.965+00:001. You can't.
2. It always is.
Also, awesome ...1. You can't.<br />2. It always is.<br /><br />Also, awesome cat pic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-71008037301474128282013-03-16T12:47:12.887+00:002013-03-16T12:47:12.887+00:00A good point, Chloe. We could equally turn to the ...A good point, Chloe. We could equally turn to the people around us - friends, family and strangers - and trace back aspects of our writing. If there are indeed only seven plots, they've been responsible for a remarkably diverse bounty of original work!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-30684729408548880942013-03-16T12:45:16.092+00:002013-03-16T12:45:16.092+00:00I think, when good writing or cinema really touche...I think, when good writing or cinema really touches us, some absorption by osmosis is inevitable, especially when it's a series of works. Perhaps that's part of what inspiration is - prompting us to see how we'd do it!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-20123966122783944182013-03-15T12:55:02.464+00:002013-03-15T12:55:02.464+00:00A great question! I worry about this sometimes. I ...A great question! I worry about this sometimes. I once won a prize in a SS competition which had been partly inspired by a piece of flash fiction. The plot was different in every single way - as well as my story being 10 times longer! The only thing which was similar was both pieces dealt with a certain historical character (at completely different times in his life) and they both sort of had a what-if element (though even that wasn't very prevalent in my story). But I still felt awkward about it. It's silly - we all get our ideas from somewhere, whether we're conscious of where or not. But it's still a touchy subject! I never try to write like another writer, but if I haven't learned to write from reading, where have I learned it from?!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-10579285904486094162013-03-15T11:35:12.307+00:002013-03-15T11:35:12.307+00:00When does homage become plagiarism?
Interesting qu...When does homage become plagiarism?<br />Interesting question, Derek, and alien to me insofar as those writers I revere, of which there are many, for several different shades (and what a pity <i>that</i> word has become so devalued!)of reason and of admiration, I equally know I cannot emulate. Because I recognise I have my own voice. Can't even lift a suitable metaphor because that feels dishonest. But then I mainly write romance or slightly detective stuff, so am more restricted/freed by the only seven plot thing. <br /><br />If it's genuinely unconscious, I suspect it IS your own voice, though, that said, I was shocked, re-reading 'Gone with the wind' eighteen months ago, for the first time since in my teens (i.e. yonks ago) to see just how much plot, character and intonation I had absorbed and which had contributed to 'my' voice. Tricky.Sandra Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788472031698175632noreply@blogger.com