22 replies to this topic

[shabz]

ive heard shes a massive twilight fan and her books are so good..any chance she could read some of Fifty Shades to us?? I would love to get my copy signed

[Rhianydd]

Would be appropriate as it is a twilight fanfiction originally isn't it?

[Holly]

Not sure a reading would be do-able, what with youngsters around and such

Edited by Holly, 09 August 2012 - 12:13 PM.

[gillianre]

No no no no nooooooooooo lol

[shabz]

Rhianydd-yes it is..i totally agree-its appropriate..Holly-im sure she can edit    + Gillianre,no???why???i think she would complete this convention :)

[Jean]

Ohhh would love to meet her and she is a big twilight
Fan x

[gillianre]

shabz, on 08 August 2012 - 10:18 AM, said:

Rhianydd-yes it is..i totally agree-its appropriate..Holly-im sure she can edit    + Gillianre,no???why???i think she would complete this convention :)

The books are awful - take the rude bits out and not much left to them, have a FanFic corner and stick her in it. Good as FanFic, not good as "real" books.

[shabz]

awww ive started skipping the rude bits cause i just love the story of christian but each to their own,i found it to be captivating,wish there were more than 3 books :)

[shabz]

i agree jean :)

[Talie]

I personally think it would be a really bad move, her books are deffo 18+ where as Twilight is family friendly, plus she has no credibility as an author really, the writing is bad and she's piggy backed off someone else's story. Here isn't the place for rants lol, but as an avid book reader and a fan of writing, the fact these books are SO popular upsets me lol

[naurarwen_fangorn]

I have to say no, no and then closely followed by a great big NO. Yes it was originally a twilight fanfiction but it's definitely an 18+. Also if you take all the rude bits out it would just say "Oh baby" and "he cocked his head to the side and would probably even bore the 50 lovers to death. There is an EL James signing on London so if you want to meet her may I suggest you go to that instead of making those of us who dont partically like 50 Shades or the author who loves to now tell people how much she dislikes Twilight shrivel up and die of boredom.

[Rachel92]

Afraid I'm going to have to say no aswell. I'm sick to death of this 50 shades hype, I wish it would die down!

[mexxme]

i think it would be a brillaint idea, maybe just to have her sign copys im sure ME could take a percentage of the price to sign the book im sure they would agree to ask her. i would get all three books signed over then the twilight saga the 50 shades trilogy is my fav. i adore the books. i dont care if people think she's got fame over someones else's idea's. im sure there's been rumors about over books stealing ideas including twilight.

[touchthesky]

^But these books are Twilight fan fiction with the names changed..

I'm not going to ET8 but no...just no.

[Talie]

It's not rumored book stealing though, it's fully fledged fanfic. I'm a total advocate of fan fic if it creates stories and starts imagination, however a book based on a book shouldn't be allowed to be published as a story in it's own right IMO. There are so many imaginative, fantastic stories out there begging to be read with good prose and decent grammar. The fact these books are SO popular is a travesty to real literature

EDIT: I also have to wander how many people would want Christian Gray if he worked in Asda and was average looking? Or if they'd think his treatment of Ana is as appalling as it is.

Edited by Talie, 19 August 2012 - 01:58 PM.

[HohoCullen]

As a 16 year old that decided to see what the hype was about, picked it up, read a paragraph, didn't understand why pleasure would be taken with such a thing, put it down and RAN, I say a polite NO THANK YOU! :) I agree on the fact that it was a twilight fanfic.

Oh, and if she was announced, my mum would probably refuse to take me as she hates that thing with a passion ahaha, so for the sake of my attendance, no! XD

[touchthesky]

I am a Twilight fan who has written a fan fiction. Please let me be a guest.

[gillianre]

I vote for touchthesky instead!

[angelkitty]

Talie, on 19 August 2012 - 01:57 PM, said:

It's not rumored book stealing though, it's fully fledged fanfic. I'm a total advocate of fan fic if it creates stories and starts imagination, however a book based on a book shouldn't be allowed to be published as a story in it's own right IMO. There are so many imaginative, fantastic stories out there begging to be read with good prose and decent grammar. The fact these books are SO popular is a travesty to real literature

EDIT: I also have to wander how many people would want Christian Gray if he worked in Asda and was average looking? Or if they'd think his treatment of Ana is as appalling as it is.

I totally agree! It's not even a vague similarity to the story, it's the fanfic republished with a find and replace on the names.

As an avid reader of fic (and as a writer), it pains me to see such a poor author get so much money and fame. *steps off soapbox before rant proper can start*

[Gemma Williams]

I've written way more fanfictions than EL James, can I do it instead, ME, you won't even have to pay me for panels.. I'll just do it. LOL