A forbidden list for crime authors (Article) - 3/24/2020 9:18:13 AM
I agree with Christopher Fowler. I am not an avid reader, but find that there are few uniquely new storylines out there for romance writers, fantasy writers and of course, whodunit mystery writers. I could add a whole lot more, but will stop with the themes that have resulted in multiple movie sequels becoming less and less interesting as one watches or reads on.
I shoot for the unique in my writing, as unknown as it is and as an interesting to the average reader who is looking for a formula to read again, follow fanatically, or even try to write, their own version of the same old thing.
Ron
Fresh tales by old favourites (Article) - 3/14/2014 7:42:00 AM
Thank you for a very informative article. I am a poor reader (the result of being an engineer and unable to hold a book to read for 50 years) but when I do, I find myself editing (more likely proofing) what I read. I am editing a couple of books right now for other people and not spending enough time on my own writing.
What you wrote bothers me. As open as the Internet is, and the ability to acquire old classics with ease, combined with the copyright laws that only protect for… I believe, 17 years the last time I remember, I'm afraid there are unscrupulous authors out there who would republish these classics under their own name and get away with it. The quality of writing I see here and my experience with plagiarism as a college professor leads me to believe that this process is more than just reviving characters from the past like so many movies do with multiple sequels, I'm afraid whole works are being taken from masters like Chekhov and Oh Henry and passed off as original work.
Just a thought…
Ron
