Repeating yourself? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T10:58:50Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:68561?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A68626&feed=yes&xn_auth=noChandler was accused of this.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-08:537324:Comment:702952007-09-08T14:12:12.821ZJohnny Ostentatioushttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnnyOstentatious
Chandler was accused of this. Apparently, THE BIG SLEEP was rehashing of two earlier short stories of his, which I believe ran in BLACK MASK. Didn't seem to hurt him in the long run.
Chandler was accused of this. Apparently, THE BIG SLEEP was rehashing of two earlier short stories of his, which I believe ran in BLACK MASK. Didn't seem to hurt him in the long run. I have to second that. Hammet…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-02:537324:Comment:689072007-09-02T13:17:19.894ZNick Lawlesshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/nickmor71
I have to second that. Hammett was notorious for the same behavior. Filmmakers are even prone to this sometimes, too - Michael Mann's heist movie HEAT was very similar to a TV movie he'd made about 15 years before, right down to the classic Pacino-DeNiro coffee house scene. You're no less of an artist because of this. Just means you're trying to make it better.
I have to second that. Hammett was notorious for the same behavior. Filmmakers are even prone to this sometimes, too - Michael Mann's heist movie HEAT was very similar to a TV movie he'd made about 15 years before, right down to the classic Pacino-DeNiro coffee house scene. You're no less of an artist because of this. Just means you're trying to make it better. It seems logical to assume th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-02:537324:Comment:688272007-09-02T03:01:41.964ZDana Kinghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
It seems logical to assume that as you grow as a writer and person, your perceptions will change, as well as how you choose to describe them. It's probably best not to make a career of writing the story over and over again, but is it really the same story, once your evolution is figured in?<br />
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Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen have both pretty much copped to writing the same stories repeatedly, with different character names. No one - including me - is growing tired of them any time soon.
It seems logical to assume that as you grow as a writer and person, your perceptions will change, as well as how you choose to describe them. It's probably best not to make a career of writing the story over and over again, but is it really the same story, once your evolution is figured in?<br />
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Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen have both pretty much copped to writing the same stories repeatedly, with different character names. No one - including me - is growing tired of them any time soon. If it is for a short story, w…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-01:537324:Comment:686602007-09-01T05:45:00.688ZCormac Brownhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CormacB
If it is for a short story, why not take a shot at it? It could be a Rashômon-type of experience, where you come up with a completely new, if not improved, different viewpoint. Personally, I find that I have to write a story or an outline in a different genre, just to change my mindset every once in awhile. Writing crime and nothing but crime can make Jack a psycho-boy.
If it is for a short story, why not take a shot at it? It could be a Rashômon-type of experience, where you come up with a completely new, if not improved, different viewpoint. Personally, I find that I have to write a story or an outline in a different genre, just to change my mindset every once in awhile. Writing crime and nothing but crime can make Jack a psycho-boy. I imagine once you've been wr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-09-01:537324:Comment:686262007-09-01T02:06:44.149ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
I imagine once you've been writing long enough, some themes are going to repeat themselves. And if you never finished the first story, I sure don't think it should stop you from writing this new one. Maybe that 'theme' or idea stuck with you and popped up now because you didn't finish it the first time. Give it a go and see if it works out this time.
I imagine once you've been writing long enough, some themes are going to repeat themselves. And if you never finished the first story, I sure don't think it should stop you from writing this new one. Maybe that 'theme' or idea stuck with you and popped up now because you didn't finish it the first time. Give it a go and see if it works out this time.