tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post6249169498907880264..comments2024-03-17T15:10:26.072-07:00Comments on Tony Laplume: IWSG April 2016: Steal Like an ArtistTony Laplumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-76129045136548110702016-04-29T13:34:32.972-07:002016-04-29T13:34:32.972-07:00Simplicity is the soul of wit (to modify a line).Simplicity is the soul of wit (to modify a line).Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-85935528794883051722016-04-29T13:24:01.936-07:002016-04-29T13:24:01.936-07:00Stories, characters, words flow when a storyline f...Stories, characters, words flow when a storyline fits together and forms an easy plot for the reader to follow.SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-56307611749368174932016-04-07T10:35:23.523-07:002016-04-07T10:35:23.523-07:00As poor as the results tend to be from the majorit...As poor as the results tend to be from the majority of writers, it's the effort that counts. Just keep trying. Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-39453549525040475442016-04-07T10:34:37.176-07:002016-04-07T10:34:37.176-07:00Kleon's point was to have a large pool of insp...Kleon's point was to have a large pool of inspiration, and steal from that collective pool. It creates, essentially, something new, and no one will be able to tell where you got it from. But when you steal from only one, it's far, far easier.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-48971050663865758512016-04-06T20:20:16.671-07:002016-04-06T20:20:16.671-07:00I aspire to make stories my own, and I can only ho...I aspire to make stories my own, and I can only hope I succeed from time to time.L.G. Keltnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-62715096804960469122016-04-06T14:19:40.358-07:002016-04-06T14:19:40.358-07:00Aping successful authors will only get you so far....Aping successful authors will only get you so far. Eventually you need to come up with a winning idea.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.com