tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post1108864798065810197..comments2024-03-28T12:15:10.659+00:00Comments on More than Writers: Adapting leaves more time for biscuits - by Fran Hillauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-80990334395077239042015-10-19T10:50:30.459+01:002015-10-19T10:50:30.459+01:00Is that true, Veronica? I've read some Moggach...Is that true, Veronica? I've read some Moggach novels and didn't know that. I shall go and look at her back list again! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-69048791663942893352015-10-08T10:57:20.523+01:002015-10-08T10:57:20.523+01:00Love the 'micro fairy tales'. As for plagi...Love the 'micro fairy tales'. As for plagiarism, Deborah Moggach got the plots of all her early novels from Shakespeare, and it's obvious! (doesn't stop them being good novels...)<br />Veronica Zundelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248292370623296757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-14152014850286101602015-10-07T10:16:21.236+01:002015-10-07T10:16:21.236+01:00Yes, can relate to that as well...!Yes, can relate to that as well...!Lucy Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346977682747924108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-29033498731446874622015-10-06T18:40:49.245+01:002015-10-06T18:40:49.245+01:00Thanks, Deborah. Plagiarism is brilliant fun. But ...Thanks, Deborah. Plagiarism is brilliant fun. But also, in some cases, liable to prosecution. So, pick your sources!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-44605630318733641772015-10-06T18:40:11.847+01:002015-10-06T18:40:11.847+01:00That's true for me too, although I often look ...That's true for me too, although I often look at my old writings, think 'What the heck was I thinking?' and close the document again before I get discouraged ... Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-12287119281688378882015-10-06T18:39:32.634+01:002015-10-06T18:39:32.634+01:00Thanks, Mandy! I agree - it's great fun, and I...Thanks, Mandy! I agree - it's great fun, and I often use it as an idea at school too. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-19691812607479413812015-10-06T18:38:29.301+01:002015-10-06T18:38:29.301+01:00Have you read Angela Carter's 'The Bloody ...Have you read Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber', Aggie? I think she went quite a long way to dispel the golden-haired and vapid stereotype!!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-25757233220507182015-10-06T18:37:51.060+01:002015-10-06T18:37:51.060+01:00Thanks, Wendy. Thanks, Wendy. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-63218821748662757402015-10-06T16:17:09.997+01:002015-10-06T16:17:09.997+01:00Loved this. Who knew that plagiarism could be such...Loved this. Who knew that plagiarism could be such fun? Great post, with lots of giggles, as always Fran Hill xDeborah Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11156120348177986321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-21178587933653620232015-10-06T10:08:32.822+01:002015-10-06T10:08:32.822+01:00Love it :-)
The thing I have to watch is recycli...Love it :-) <br />The thing I have to watch is recycling myself too much. Not enough time? I'll base my talk on that article, or that blog post from that talk I wrote, or, hey, use a blog post from my own blog and adjust it for the More than Writers blog (oops, did that last month). Of course, eventually you realise that you do need to write something original, even if only something fresh to recycle!<br /><br />(I should say I don't do this with 'properly' published articles! That would be too much cheating.)Lucy Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346977682747924108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-90526426778605517682015-10-06T09:07:54.626+01:002015-10-06T09:07:54.626+01:00You never fail to bring a smile to my face :)
When...You never fail to bring a smile to my face :)<br />When I ran a writing group I tried to get them to adapt fairy tales into modern stories. I don't think we were particularly great at it, but it sure was fun.Mandy Baker Johnsonhttp://www.mandybakerjohnson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-41055750190655952612015-10-06T09:07:48.476+01:002015-10-06T09:07:48.476+01:00Fairy tales are indeed a great temptation to the c...Fairy tales are indeed a great temptation to the cynic lurking in one's psyche. Especially as the heroines tend to be golden-haired and vapid!<br />Aggie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423816343811534473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-79786740096948736812015-10-06T08:55:39.441+01:002015-10-06T08:55:39.441+01:00Great post. I like be the fairy tales. A great moo...Great post. I like be the fairy tales. A great mood fern retellingWendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.com