tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post6906127943834308812..comments2024-03-12T21:24:23.240-04:00Comments on Emily Bryan Romance: Plagiarizing myself!EmilyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-12510457418632673882010-01-31T08:36:15.468-05:002010-01-31T08:36:15.468-05:00The amazing Mr. Smith has penned so many lyrical m...The amazing Mr. Smith has penned so many lyrical metaphors, I don't know why he latched onto that one with such ferocity. <br /><br />Perhaps it's an inside joke--like Victoria Alexander's "dead husband Charles" that appears in each of her novels. At least one of her characters is a widow whose husband was named Charles. <br /><br />And the name of Victoria's husband? You guessed it! Charles!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-9526289042493640872010-01-31T06:48:57.395-05:002010-01-31T06:48:57.395-05:00I was just thinking about Wilbur Smith's ostri...I was just thinking about Wilbur Smith's ostrich eggs, so I googled it to see if anyone else had noticed. Back in high school my best friend and I used to count the incidence of ostrich egg buttocks in each book. It was usually about three.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-27125437341553103782009-10-27T19:06:22.565-04:002009-10-27T19:06:22.565-04:00Thanks, Nynke! I may be contacting you in the futu...Thanks, Nynke! I may be contacting you in the future!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-17993629353292661822009-10-27T17:39:26.556-04:002009-10-27T17:39:26.556-04:00Hi again!
Gestures - yes, I can imagine repeating ...Hi again!<br />Gestures - yes, I can imagine repeating those...<br /><br />Pages in different languages, hmmm... Obviously, I don't need them, but I'm sure there are a lot of readers who would like to know more about the writer behind the books, and probably also a little bit about the ideas behind the books. That would fit onto one page, and it would make readers who don't know a lot of English happy :). I have no idea how many page views that sort of thing would get you... But I bet it could be quite a lot once you're translated into big languages like Spanish.<br />On the whole, I wouldn't say having international pages is essential, but it would probably be appreciated! And if you ever need a page translated into Dutch, I'm your woman :).Nynkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810044360681034104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-40438926556493311282009-10-27T13:48:04.446-04:002009-10-27T13:48:04.446-04:00Nynke, I think it's more gestures that I catch...Nynke, I think it's more gestures that I catch myself repeating. My characters will often draw their lips into a tight line, to show suppressed irritation. Things like that.<br /><br />Oh, thanks for keeping an eye out for my Dutch covers.<br /><br />I was also wondering what you thought about whether an author who's published in multiple languages should have a page in each those languages on their website. I'm not sure how much interest it might draw since it would only be one page. What do you think?EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-82644162917769906962009-10-27T08:43:28.182-04:002009-10-27T08:43:28.182-04:00By the way, I found another book of yours going gl...By the way, I found another book of yours going global: Pleasuring the Pirate is now in Dutch shops :). I'll send a picture soon!Nynkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810044360681034104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-9344128467757551252009-10-27T08:41:55.817-04:002009-10-27T08:41:55.817-04:00Trying not to plagiarize is such hard work! Not ju...Trying not to plagiarize is such hard work! Not just in fiction, but in scholarly writing, as well. and it's tough because when discussing other authors'work, you don't want to sound exactly the same, but they've come up with so many good words... Sometimes I wish I were a native speaker of English, so I'd know more alternative words.<br /><br />But I wonder, Emily, what phrases do you catch yourself re-using?Nynkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810044360681034104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-65907306362778114382009-10-27T06:25:47.593-04:002009-10-27T06:25:47.593-04:00Pat, I've heard of that as well! Romance write...Pat, I've heard of that as well! Romance writers tend to get into little ruts as their characters progress in their relationship. I wonder if that has to do with the 12 steps of intimacy list that we're all taught in workshops? <br /><br />Sometimes, it's fun to jumble them up and take things out of order.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-34670753983442497662009-10-27T01:42:17.379-04:002009-10-27T01:42:17.379-04:00There is a writer that I really like. I read all ...There is a writer that I really like. I read all her books. I finally realized after the 3rd or 4th book, she has the same 3 sex scenes in every book. The names and places are different, but the scene is the same.<br />Too funny.Patricia Barracloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-26098518185160853602009-10-26T22:49:49.919-04:002009-10-26T22:49:49.919-04:00No joke, a smooth pair of ostrich eggs.No joke, a smooth pair of ostrich eggs.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-27838061660544943832009-10-26T22:31:08.484-04:002009-10-26T22:31:08.484-04:00All the time, but I let them through in the first ...All the time, but I let them through in the first draft and weed them out as best I can in the second. <br /><br />Ostrich eggs!!?<br /><br />I just had to Google some images. There are some very cool carved and painted ostrich eggs out there.Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-28861803311088802542009-10-26T13:59:11.068-04:002009-10-26T13:59:11.068-04:00Me2, Susanne. I swear if any more of my heroines &...Me2, Susanne. I swear if any more of my heroines "go still as a hare in a thicket" I may have to slap them!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-15802396752764447382009-10-26T13:50:27.030-04:002009-10-26T13:50:27.030-04:00LOL! Glad I'm not the only one... ;)LOL! Glad I'm not the only one... ;)Susanne Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765213850455904878noreply@blogger.com