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marycrawford ([personal profile] marycrawford) wrote2005-06-17 06:45 pm
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Bwa

This comment by [livejournal.com profile] bunny in Fandom Wank made my day. Especially the bit about Dante.
"If people like Lee and Claire and myself are wrong - then why is there not ONE full-time writer who also engages in fanfic?" - Paul Guyot.

Hm, let me introduce:

W. Shakespeare - Never thought up an original story on his own and his OCs were limited to supporting players. Also very prolific RPFer.

J. Milton - The original Bible ficcer.

Dante A. - RPFer who went to Hell and back for his art.

G.B. Shaw - Greek myths ficcer. His work has been labelled AU.

C.S. Lewis - decided to tell Apuleius' Cupid and Psyche from the point of view of the evil sister.

C. Marlowe and J.W. Goethe - competing writers in the Doctor Faustus fandom. Marlowe's version is a bit lame, but Goethe's sequel totally sucked.

Brothers Grimm - worse plagiarisers than Cassie Claire. But even more famous than her.
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[identity profile] falzalot.livejournal.com 2005-06-17 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
*snort* Oh, that was hysterical.

[identity profile] elynross.livejournal.com 2005-06-17 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Not to mention the various pro writers I know who write fanfic under various pseuds. *g* Of course, many of those aren't "full-time" writers -- but then, many of the people I've known/heard of who write professionaly can't afford to write full-time, sadly.

Morons.

[identity profile] marycrawford.livejournal.com 2005-06-17 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, exactly. Just a spectacularly stupid comment, and this Guyot wasn't the only one. I'm also disappointed in Holly Lisle's virulent stance on the matter - 'spray graffiti all over the author's vision', oh please. I haven't read her books, but she does have a huge site devoted to helping other people learn how to write.

[identity profile] dragovianknight.livejournal.com 2005-06-17 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee! Best. Comeback. Ever.

[identity profile] ltlj.livejournal.com 2005-06-17 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It's too bad the early Conan, H.P. Lovecraft and Sherlock Holmes fanzines were all mostly mimeographed and didn't usually end up online anywhere. There were quite a few now famous names who participated in those.

And if there's a bigger asshole than that Lee Goldberg dope, it's Guyot. Everybody in that little clique has an "L" tattooed on their forehead.

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