Orson Scott Card weighs in on J.K. Rowling vs. the Lexicon. [link]
Jayne, you'll scare the women.
Zoe ,'Bushwhacked'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DXMachina - May 05, 2008 3:53:20 am PDT #5639 of 28348
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
§ ita § - May 05, 2008 8:00:49 am PDT #5640 of 28348
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wondered if OSC would come off like an ass.
I'm so naive.
Polter-Cow - May 05, 2008 8:06:33 am PDT #5641 of 28348
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Gah.
Jessica - May 05, 2008 8:15:53 am PDT #5642 of 28348
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So I was right to continue my "no reading nonfiction by OSC" policy, then?
flea - May 05, 2008 10:43:47 am PDT #5643 of 28348
information libertarian
I was just putting some giveaway donation books on the "light reading" shelf and noticed a couple of Harlequins. Titles: "The Italian's Defiant Mistress" and "The Billionaire's Virgin Mistress." The latter appears to belong to a SERIES called "Innocent Mistress, Virgin Bride." I've never read a Harlequin before, but I think I clearly need to give these a whirl, right? If you don't hear from me soon, assume my brains oozed out my ears and call for help.
meara - May 05, 2008 10:53:21 am PDT #5644 of 28348
Hah! Sounds very like some things that have been mentioned on Smart Bitches, flea! We'll expect a full report.
§ ita § - May 05, 2008 11:00:28 am PDT #5645 of 28348
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was right to continue my "no reading nonfiction by OSC" policy, then?
Stay strong.
If you really want to know how Harry Potter is an Ender's Game ripoff, you can just ask us.
Maysa - May 05, 2008 11:14:57 am PDT #5646 of 28348
There's even a whole project where people are writing a spoof of the Billionaire Virgin/Mistress thing that seems pretty funny so far: The Unfeasibly Tall Greek Billionaire's Blackmailed Martyr-Complex Secretary Mistress Bride
Nutty - May 05, 2008 12:33:57 pm PDT #5647 of 28348
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
"Innocent Mistress, Virgin Bride."
I... think whoever named this series is unclear on what happens first in this sequence. If you intend to become a virgin bride, I advise against becoming anybody's mistress, no matter how innocent that anybody may be.
meara - May 05, 2008 12:36:59 pm PDT #5648 of 28348
If you intend to become a virgin bride, I advise against becoming anybody's mistress, no matter how innocent that anybody may be.
I think it's usually that she's only POSING as his mistress. Or that he THINKS she's a mistress, but she's not. Or she's posing as someone else's (to cover up that he's gay/has another more scandalous mistress/is impotent/whatever)