tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471605774458166134.post1201122912579043248..comments2024-03-28T02:06:57.141-07:00Comments on Writer's Corner : The Darker Side of SharingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471605774458166134.post-26580787571226166732010-03-24T21:00:28.169-07:002010-03-24T21:00:28.169-07:00Excellent point!Excellent point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471605774458166134.post-70505951788423142602009-12-22T18:50:32.452-08:002009-12-22T18:50:32.452-08:00Gayle - I liked your analogy so much, I went back ...Gayle - I liked your analogy so much, I went back and referenced it in the post. Thanks again for sharing.Traci Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708393153242672277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471605774458166134.post-11359967650376481772009-12-22T18:47:14.835-08:002009-12-22T18:47:14.835-08:00Excellent point, Gayle. I see what you mean, espe...Excellent point, Gayle. I see what you mean, especially about Shakespeare (I teach "Othello" each semester and tell them that there's a different, original source that Shakespeare used for the play - I compare it to a re-make of a film, with a fresh approach or added characters/plots). Also love the nursery analogy. <br /><br />Thanks so much for the kind words - I respect your support immensely - your blog is so very eloquent and I enjoy reading it! Merry Christmas to you!Traci Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708393153242672277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471605774458166134.post-10237942116679880502009-12-22T17:46:22.500-08:002009-12-22T17:46:22.500-08:00I think it's true one should be careful in sel...I think it's true one should be careful in selecting readers--as an academic, I learned that "idea plagiarism" is pretty rampant. But creative writing is different, I think. It's not as much about the ideas as their expression. Lots of people have great ideas for stories, but can't write worth a darn. Even if someone steals an idea, it's your writing that makes it yours. Many of Shakespeare's plots were written by other people before he got hold of them--but no one remembers them. He knew what to do with those ideas, and made them his own. Not that he was a plagiarist--in earlier eras, "originality" wasn't really considered a virtue...<br />But your larger point is certainly well-taken. Your writing is your baby, really--you can't let just anyone into the nursery.<br />Merry Christmas, Traci. I've enjoyed reading your blog these past months. Have a lovely holiday.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02386287173627131778noreply@blogger.com