tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948010883406963183.post6634023877741052216..comments2023-10-28T08:04:08.456-07:00Comments on E's blog: Twilight Thoughts, And Thank YouE. Van Lowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01939506547605827850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948010883406963183.post-29821284680582220402009-04-25T14:18:00.000-07:002009-04-25T14:18:00.000-07:00Oh wow, it's bound to happen...and I've done it my...Oh wow, it's bound to happen...and I've done it myself...compared something to a bigger book or whatnot, such as Twilight, but not all the time and not just b/c it's a YA book. If it's about vampires, and it's for teens, then yeah...I think Twilight...and if it's for adults, Twilight for adults! But it does get old and I do feel bad for authors that have to hear it all the time. It's good to do your own thing. Twilight as been done. We need something new!<br /><br />I like to write myself, but I just go with my own ideas...inspiration from other places, but I don't want to do a re-make of a popular book. That's not fun.<br /><br />-LaurenShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948010883406963183.post-26394958621386189842009-04-23T11:21:00.000-07:002009-04-23T11:21:00.000-07:00LOLOL!LOLOL!E. Van Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939506547605827850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948010883406963183.post-48798904323584380902009-04-23T10:45:00.000-07:002009-04-23T10:45:00.000-07:00I hate people's (including my own) tendency to do ...I hate people's (including my own) tendency to do that, to relate everything even remotely connected to the latest "big thing" they've heard of to that "big thing". <br /><br />Not all YA books are "like Twilight". Not all children's books are "like Harry Potter". And, I don't Tweet "like Oprah".<br /><br />This phenomenon is particularly frustrating when applied to creative endeavors, because you <I>want</I> people to be able to have a point-of-reference for your work. But when that goes so far that people think that any book with a dragon is "like Eragon", it's really obnoxious. And it puts a lot of authors on the defensive.<br /><br />From the sounds of it, you handled the converstaion very well. But, I'l bet the question would have been a little more nerve-grating if he'd asked if NSDZ was more like "My Boyfriend's Back".Samantha Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936997985968728006noreply@blogger.com