tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post655106827517972314..comments2023-10-07T03:31:20.223-04:00Comments on Gratz Industries: Is it plagiarism to use real quotes in poetry and fiction?Gratz Industrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06857642568906965743noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-56814600042421579102009-11-16T01:28:46.542-05:002009-11-16T01:28:46.542-05:00Great post..............Great post..............Victorian Gold Mineshttp://www.hksecurities.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-54599200369630312632009-11-10T13:28:12.861-05:002009-11-10T13:28:12.861-05:00@ TheOtherOne: Fair point.@ TheOtherOne: Fair point.Alan Gratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528858793775172285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-80890860957369416682009-11-10T13:27:52.281-05:002009-11-10T13:27:52.281-05:00@ Britt: I did list a lot of the books I used for ...@ Britt: I did list a lot of the books I used for research in the back of Samurai Shortstop. In The Brooklyn Nine, I included a few historical notes on each chapter, explaining what was real and what wasn't--bit I didn't include a bibliography.Alan Gratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528858793775172285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-90777210008196214082009-11-10T11:06:08.651-05:002009-11-10T11:06:08.651-05:00Since he gave credit, the question could be, Plagi...Since he gave credit, the question could be, Plagiarism? Poetry? Or Free Marketing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-74681780094225948302009-11-10T10:47:14.312-05:002009-11-10T10:47:14.312-05:00I would vote "found poetry" if it were &...I would vote "found poetry" if it were "found" in multiple sources. But if 75% of it came from one single source, it's not like you put much working into the finding, is it?jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339024910274301559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5813155461240201466.post-59121669675504503452009-11-10T08:05:59.229-05:002009-11-10T08:05:59.229-05:00As a former English teacher, I must get on a soap ...As a former English teacher, I must get on a soap box about plagiarism. As a poet, I hop right down.<br /><br />The poet did mention the source material upon publication. He was giving due credit.<br /><br />And let's get down to what Shephard is really grousing about: money. Seriously? You're going to begrudge a poet money? Does he know how hard it is to even recoup your expenses for paper, pen, postage, computers, etc. by $ earned from poetry!?!<br /><br />I'll bet he earned a lot more with his book than the poet is going to get out that singular poem. And what is Shephard getting out of all this: a lot of free publicity.<br /><br />I think, Alan, by writing fiction you are let off a lot of hooks. (Poetry doesn't have such distinctions -- even when it's fictional, if you use "I" everyone will assume is autobiographical and therefore true.) As a novelist, you're expected to do research so your "fiction" is "historically accurate" -- but you're not purporting that this is work generated solely from your imagination. I believe too, that non-fiction writers write about their subjects to inform others' lives and works... that's why they're writing to begin with... to change perceptions in the world, to be the catalyst for countless other small changes. <br /><br />I know many YA books list "Other Reading" or somesuch at the end of novels, have you (your publisher) done this and included your source material?Britt Kaufmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431067796425671895noreply@blogger.com