tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post1807961308462133442..comments2023-10-30T12:29:06.215+00:00Comments on Sophie's Thoughts and Fumbles: X is for XenolithSophie Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-59604908480335154782013-04-27T08:56:24.971+01:002013-04-27T08:56:24.971+01:00Thanks for commenting. AUs are indeed fun, but yea...Thanks for commenting. AUs are indeed fun, but yeah, they break their bounds into original fic eventually :)Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-87583544154754703602013-04-27T08:54:40.601+01:002013-04-27T08:54:40.601+01:00Thanks. :)
And yeah, I think the way you put it i...Thanks. :)<br /><br />And yeah, I think the way you put it is good - all writers in the end are fiddlers - they say there are no original stories left - I think that may be true if you consider just pure plot skeleton, but every writer (unless they're a plagiarist) will freely admit to being inspired by different sources and that's where the new ideas/angles on stories comes from.Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-41282023684413771022013-04-27T07:51:44.217+01:002013-04-27T07:51:44.217+01:00I tend to agree with your view on AUs. They can be...I tend to agree with your view on AUs. They can be a lot of fun but are sometimes better used as inspiration for a whole new concept.<br />Interesting post. :-)<br /><a href="http://www.shortstoryideas.net/a-z-challenge" rel="nofollow">Short Story Ideas</a> & <a href="http://justermie.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Just Ermie</a> <br />Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451009382871015780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469021061129080712.post-15787307218145151192013-04-27T02:40:47.568+01:002013-04-27T02:40:47.568+01:00Great analogy!
I'm the same when it comes to...Great analogy! <br /><br />I'm the same when it comes to AUs. I may get ideas from existing sources, but in the end, I make my stories my own. I can't stay in universes created by others. I like to fiddle with them until they're just right for me.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.com