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Adventures in Self Plagiarism
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Has anyone recycled old off-market or unfinished material for your current work? I've done it and found it a useful creative process. Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jeanne Meeks Jan 30.
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"Aha! I have recycled short stories into novels. In one case almost literally at the beginning of the novel. This sort of thing happens to me when the story is complex and the ending seems rushed to me. At that point it nags at me until I…"
Raymond Embrack replied to Raymond Embrack's discussion Adventures in Self Plagiarism"Chandler is my role model for recycling short story material into novels. For more detail see my blog post at: http://raymondembrack.blogspot.com/2013/01/adventures-in-plagiarizing-myself.html"
Dana King replied to Raymond Embrack's discussion Adventures in Self Plagiarism"No, unless there are rights issues, which I doubt there would be at such a micro level. Raymond Chandler is famous for recycling plots and sometimes scenes from his short stories into his novels. THE BIG SLEEP is a weaving together of two…"
Jeanne Meeks replied to Raymond Embrack's discussion Adventures in Self Plagiarism"I wondered about self-plagerism. I hope to publish my first novel, Rim to Rim--Death in the Grand Canyon, someday, but used chunks of the scenery descriptions in an first-person esssay. Does the publication of the essay jeopardize the publication of…"
pamilar left a comment for Raymond Embrack"Hello, Am Pamilar, I really want to have a good friendship with you. i have something special i want to discuses with you. You can get back to me, directly to my e-mail. frpamilar@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,"
Albert Tucher replied to Raymond Embrack's discussion Adventures in Self Plagiarism"I do it all the time. Aside from the creative boost it gives me, it also helps me maintain continuity and consistency in my series."
Dana King replied to Raymond Embrack's discussion Adventures in Self Plagiarism"Sure do. I never throw anything away. I have one full-length and two aborted novels that have no potential on their own, but there are bits in each I may well use if opportunity permits.
Now that you got me thinking about it, i should…"
"I should add that I usually delete starts that did not work."
"I've rewritten finished novels, sometimes two or three times. It looks as though I'm about to do it again. Mind you, I hate wasting the time to rewrite a full-length novel, but when something doesn't work it nags at me."
H.A.L. Wagner replied to Raymond Embrack's discussion Adventures in Self Plagiarism"I enjoy doing just that. I started a manuscript with a character I had written before. The character's voice didnt turn out to be something I wanted this character to be so I rewrote it creating a new character. That novel, Blood…"
Grant McKenzie replied to Raymond Embrack's discussion Adventures in Self Plagiarism"I wrote the first draft of Angel With A Bullet over 20 years ago as my first attempt at becoming a published author. A couple of decades, a thousand rejections, and seven or so novels later, I dusted it off and decided to rewrite it since I still…"
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Raymond Embrack replied to Michael C. Jacobs's discussion Altman's The Long Goodbye with Elliot Gould. Yea or Nay?"Next question: Altman's subversive version of Chandler (set in L.A.) or the most faithful adaptaion of the Big Sleep (Robert Mitchum late 70s) but it's set in London?"
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- At 1:36am on January 13, 2013, pamilar said…
Hello, Am Pamilar, I really want to have a good friendship with you. i have something special i want to discuses with you. You can get back to me, directly to my e-mail. frpamilar@yahoo.co.uk
Best Regards,
- At 10:22am on November 7, 2011,
Susan said… - I liked Cuba Libre as well. Not sure I can narrow it down to one book. Early on I read Freaky Deaky and Kill Shot and loved them both. Also loved Rum Punch. But my most recent favorite is Mr. Paradise. Great characters. I love how he shares the characters' thoughts. He's a master at it.
- At 9:48am on November 6, 2011, Susan said…
- Hi Raymond, anyone with a Get Shorty life-soundtrack is a friend of mine! Love that Elmore Leonard! What's your favorite book of his (besides Get Shorty)?
- At 2:19am on October 29, 2011,
Bill Schweigart said… It's fun...I'll read a book, then have a Chandler pallet cleanser, then another book, then a Hammett. It's great fun!
- At 11:25pm on October 20, 2011,
Michael J. McCann said… - Hey there, Raymond. Glad to make your acquaintance! m
- At 2:23pm on October 20, 2011, Bill Schweigart said…
- Thanks for hitting me up - your books look good!
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