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Q4: Writers, or want to be writers, or not writers but with an opinion - have you ever read a book you wanted to rewrite for any reason? #SpoutAbout #Books
09:55 PM - Apr 24, 2024 (Edited)
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Linda Eisenstein
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In response to Drea.
I think some really great "book rewrites" have come out. E.g., I think everyone who ever read or saw Gone with the Wind owes it to themselves to read The Wind Done Gone, which recontextualizes it brilliantly from the POV of the enslaved characters. Its copyright case changed parody/fair use laws.
10:59 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Ground Control
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In response to Linda Eisenstein.
One such book I read and still love is Caliban's Hour, which retells the story of The Tempest by Shakespeare from the POV of the abused and exploited title character. It's a heartbreaking read, really.
11:05 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Linda Eisenstein
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In response to Drea.
I've been grinding my teeth through plays that need work for decades but I'm more forgiving with fiction. These days, if something doesn't hold me, I drop it and read something else.
10:56 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Drea
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In response to Linda Eisenstein.
I've done that.
10:57 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Tracy I
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In response to Drea.
For sure! Not always the whole thing. Maybe a character or the ending. Best example “Revenge” by Laura Blumenfeld and it’s non fiction! So many important insights but I was not really satisfied with the conclusions. Seemed unresolved to me.
10:38 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Ground Control
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In response to Drea.
All the time...the ghostwriter in me can't stand some of the stuff that gets published.
10:24 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Drea
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In response to Ground Control.
I can imagine.
10:25 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Mitchie Nunya
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In response to Ground Control.
That's how I feel when I watch TV shows.
10:31 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Haruka (RELOCATED)
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In response to Drea.
Well, yes. It’s one reason why fanfiction exists. 🙂
10:21 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Drea
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In response to Haruka (RELOCATED).
Absolutely!
10:23 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Drea
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In response to Haruka (RELOCATED).
Had to come back to this, because one of my kids loves to write fan fiction. An amazing outlet in many ways.
11:33 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Mister Midnight
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In response to Drea.
Hmmmm. I think no. I might dislike a story or wish the author had done something differently, but I generally respect other peoples' worlds. I tell my own stories, so I let others do the same.
10:14 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Ordinary Magic
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In response to Drea.
Yes, and screen plays, and entire episodic tv series.
10:10 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Drea
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In response to Ordinary Magic.
We should compare notes sometime. 😉😂
10:11 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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Professor Kyle
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In response to Drea.
Plenty! One of these sessions I mentioned the A Song of Ice & Fire series, but even more so, the Wheel of Time series. Would pare it down so much! & totally rewrite the ending.
10:02 PM - Apr 24, 2024 (Edited)
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Drea
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In response to Professor Kyle.
I understand. I really do.
10:03 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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