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[nelson_bannaba]

I was reading fanfic the other day (imagine that) and I had the thought - If I were writing this fanfic, I'd do XXX and XXX differently. So, what if I did, you know, do that? Take the premise from a fanfic and rewrite it the way I think it ought to have been written

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[manonlechat]

Sticky...

But then again, to paraphrase T.S. Elliot (and I believe the man was quite serious in saying this): immature writers imitate; mature writers steal.

Reinterpreting her premise isn't the same as stealing chunks of text, or rewriting action and dialogue in your own words. It sounds like you want to change--make something original out of a seed idea.

Maybe the proper credit would be something like, "the premise of this fic was directly inspired by XXX's story XYZ?"

I dunno.

Sticky. :)

But I've also experienced the urge before so I know where you are coming from.

[nelson_bannaba]

the premise of this fic was directly inspired by XXX's story XYZ

Boy oh boy, if I did that, I'd have some drama heading my way quick. It'd almost be worth the work, almost. :)

[manonlechat]

I promise to bring virtual roses to your debut on Fandom_Wank.

Oooo! I hope that this is a BNF whose story you're eyeing!

[nelson_bannaba]

You're too kind. The last one I had the urge to change was in the HP mega-fandom, I can never tell who's who there. I'm too lazy, really.

I've just finished watching No Country for Old Men - what a weird ending.

[landofthekwt]

Plagiarize, plagiarize, / Let no man's work evade your eyes, / Remember why the good Lord made your eyes, / Don't shade your eyes, / But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize. / Only be sure to call it research. (Tom Lehrer)

[nelson_bannaba]

Wow, someone reads my posts who doesn't have to simply because they're on my f-list - I must be famous.