tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post792715251672539116..comments2023-10-30T09:45:16.159-06:00Comments on Writing on the Wall: Intellectual Property in the AirPrecision Editing Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17054725687044240043noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-60424089090769639472008-09-07T01:34:00.000-06:002008-09-07T01:34:00.000-06:00I actually came up with the Harry Potter and Twili...I actually came up with the Harry Potter and Twilight ideas long before those whatstheirnames wrote them. Also, The Dark Knight? My idea. It's an epidemic!Curtis Moserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766891997509591191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-83956096951559104692008-08-27T15:57:00.000-06:002008-08-27T15:57:00.000-06:00Vanilla Ice learned this lesson the hard way. :D T...Vanilla Ice learned this lesson the hard way. :D Thanks for spelling it out for us so we won't all fall into /that/ trap. :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141242470309097210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-24257143348083562352008-08-27T14:41:00.000-06:002008-08-27T14:41:00.000-06:00Great post! I can feel your frustration.Great post! I can feel your frustration.Wendy Toliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642277380582169548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-68344481423030283542008-08-27T09:38:00.000-06:002008-08-27T09:38:00.000-06:00That is seriously such a cool title--I'm totally t...That is seriously such a cool title--I'm totally ticked that the pollen mongers stole it from you. So sadJosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-32572138588409109702008-08-27T06:31:00.000-06:002008-08-27T06:31:00.000-06:00You're right, Julie - the zeitgeist flitters aroun...You're right, Julie - the zeitgeist flitters around scattering that pollen willy-nilly and various writers inhale it. They breathe it out as stories, each believing their particular opus is unique! <BR/><BR/>A good example is the number of fantasy novels set in the Middle or Far East in recent years. (Before the millenium, fantasy settings were almost exclusively European.) We've had Lian Hearn's Ortori books, Glenda Larke's The Mirage Makers trilogy; Karen Miller's Godspeaker series, Fiona McIntosh's Percheron trilogy, Juliet Marillier's <I>Cybele's Secret</I> and Alison Goodman's <I>The Two Pearls of Wisdom</I>. All these books must have been in preparation at the same time, so there is no suggestion of plagiarism or even unintentional borrowing. Several of them feature an archetypal character - that of a woman who rises from lowly origins to become the ruler of a country or even an empire.<BR/><BR/>Yup, that Zeitgeist has a lot to answer for!:-)Satima Flavellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427849961195148899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-80537591508582483812008-08-26T18:56:00.000-06:002008-08-26T18:56:00.000-06:00So very true! I have a few books on the shelf. May...So very true! I have a few books on the shelf. Maybe I should dust them off before someone famous writes the same thing :) Julie, your bi-soul book sounds WAY cool! I think you should finish it or whatever it needs and get it out there.Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-53158917805518719892008-08-26T15:12:00.000-06:002008-08-26T15:12:00.000-06:00Oh, that happens to me all the time. Guess we all ...Oh, that happens to me all the time. Guess we all have to hope that our take on an idea is different enough to make it work. And thanks for the advice about pulling hair out. I threaten this to my kids on a daily basis when they are trying to push me over the edge.Stephanie Humphreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553998075443712084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-37259336155664173292008-08-26T14:25:00.000-06:002008-08-26T14:25:00.000-06:00I've had this experience already, and I'm pretty n...I've had this experience already, and I'm pretty new to this writing gig. Of course, the idea was one I had about twelve years ago...<BR/><BR/>Also, I just had a brilliant idea, only to realize there were some eerie similarities to a book I'd read recently. Dang it. That was a wee bit of a let down.Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-79903615962036830212008-08-26T13:21:00.000-06:002008-08-26T13:21:00.000-06:00I had a similar experience (just like, only differ...I had a similar experience (just like, only different) One saturday night I had a brilliant idea as well, jumped up and outlined it and went back to bed. The next morning I was sitting in church tapping another idea or two into my PDA when one of my Deacons asked what I was doing. I told him I was outlining what I hoped would be a highly successful novel and told him how i envisioned it. The deacon looked dead in the eye and said " Are going to title your book "Hatchet" too? Because you just described the book to a tee."<BR/>DOH!The Golfing Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412569338660616260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-61037274920719531292008-08-26T12:57:00.000-06:002008-08-26T12:57:00.000-06:00Wow, this post really hits home. I love the polle...Wow, this post really hits home. I love the pollen metaphor. When I was younger, I used to say that I pulled my ideas out of the air, that ideas were floating around everywhere for anyone to grab, and I'd made my claim on these. Later, my metaphor modified into more of a mass of writing ideas akin to Jung's Collective Unconscious. It's always amazing to find other writers who think in relatively the same terms.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com