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10-20-2005, 10:58 AM
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Kids writing
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CHRIS BENOIT IS 4-REAL!
Last edited by jordanazor : 11-26-2005 at 11:03 AM.
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10-20-2005, 07:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
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Ha...ha? I wonder if the Eragon haters'll be here anytime soon...
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10-21-2005, 08:23 AM
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don't despair, jordan!... having his school 'pay for 1,000' copies to be published [sic]' does NOT = 'being published'... that's being ' self-published' since nobody paid him to print his work... any idiot with a box of crayons, stick of colored chalk, or quill pen and hand-ground ink can do the same with their own drivel...
so, don't waste your envy on this kid... save it for the one who gets a million-dollar advance for a first novel!  ...
love and comforting hugs, maia
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10-23-2005, 08:07 PM
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Just think of it this way- if there are people lame enough to read that dribble, do you want them reading your work? Personally, I have trouble with the fact that Harry Potter has done so well. Barely any of Rowling's ideas are original, but actually borrowed material rearranged into a story of a "chosen" boy. It all boils down to what people want to read, even if it is dribble. Just keep writing because one day, your writing may be discovered and cherished.
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10-23-2005, 08:53 PM
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Maybe the kid's school wanted some glory...?
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10-23-2005, 09:44 PM
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"Barely any of Rowling's ideas are original"
So? Ideas are nothing.
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10-23-2005, 11:18 PM
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It's difficult for me to say because at 16, I myself had the oppoprtunity to get my book published, though I didn't finish it in time.
I think it's based purely on circumstance. Also, the kid had his entire school newspaper backing him, so that was a big deal.
Also, just because he gets 1000 stories printed, doesn't mean he's going to get a book deal...
Racheal
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