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RE: Life Is Not Fair (Original 50 Words Story)
Thanks a lot for your response and commendation.
I must confess that, while the story is mine, the original idea isn't. I read a story on something similar probably late last year and decided to spin the idea to my taste.
Thanks for stopping by
Hope to see you around
Even the most original ideas these days are really not that original. I hope to see you around again in the fiftywords. I stop by in the tag from time to time to pay my respects and show my support of such a wonderful tag. I am really glad it was revived again.
(smiles broadly)
That's very reassuring.
Thanks a lot
And yes, I'll be around for fiftywords.
Thanks for your kind words
I disagree. You're just taking Hemmingway's famous line. Be original. This is arguably just plagiarism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_sale:_baby_shoes,_never_worn
In that case, I must apologize. I never said the idea was mine. I knew I had read it somewhere. I only gave it a new spin.
I'm sorry. I didn't know it amounted to plagiarism.
idk that it does amount to plagiarism, but its really close. The line itself is famous.
As a writer, if you actually care about your content, you should avoid just copying from other work. You're using what's considered the most famous 6 word short story as your 'punch line'.
It's basically saying, "hey, I can't write. Here's Hemingway."
If you do care about developing as a writer, use original content. This is a 50 word flash fiction. 12% of it is a line you took from someone else.
Sir, I can assure you that this is a first time thing. You may go through my blog and rum a plagiarism check but I never copy other people's work.
In fact when I was being praised for the story, I was quick to point out that the idea isn't mine. I simply added a spin to it.
I've noted your comments and have made the necessary resolves to ensure this doesn't happen again.
Thanks for stopping by. I wish we had met under much pleasant circumstances
A spin? You changed 'shoes' to 'clothes' and removed the hyphen.
Just admit it. You thought nobody would notice you copied Hemingway.
Ask yourself this: if someone is 12% a fraud, does that make them a fraud?
First, I don't know what you want from me.
Next, I never claimed the original idea was mine. (In fact, I'm going to add that the original idea was from Ernest Hemingway; although some still dispute that.)
Third, I object to being called a fraud