Fuck you, Rowling

[Cheeto]

http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articl ... nd_Oz.html

Even before this bullshit lawsuit I would have held Card above you, but now he's actually demonstrated what a literary bitch-slapping is, and it is a thing of beauty.

[Mr. Burns]

Great article. Thanks for the find.

[Latzen]

BaZING!

Damn, Gina.

[Burris]

Her books suck.

[Penguin]

No, fuck Card. And Nancy Stouffer, who is completely full of shit too.

You wanna know why he can go fuck himself? Aside from being a pretentious shithead who doesn't see how formulaic his own work is, anyway.

Because Rowling was -and is- very supportive of the HP fan community, including things that have always been on somewhat shaky ground like fan fiction. While other authors have earned ire for saying no, she encouraged it.

You wanna know what's gonna happen if Steven Vander Ark wins that lawsuit? You can bet your ass a lot of authors are going to be shifting their attitudes about how their respective fan communities treat their work. There won't be sites like the HP Lexicon in the future because publishing companies will stomp the shit out of them before they get fully established.

Good job you douchenozzle; I'll never buy one of your books now that you've revealed yourself for the shortsighted cunt you are.

[Burris]

and you don't consider Rowling formulaic?

[Penguin]

and you don't consider Rowling formulaic?

I do, actually. The thing is, there's nothing inherently wrong with formulaic writing. It's all in the execution, as they say. But if we're going to boil things down the way Card did in his screed, the idea that he can claim originality is absurd.

[Ginger Lord]

JK Rowling is an evil woman, she likes passing stuff off as her own even when its not and then cries to the courts about it.

[Welshy]

JK Rowling is an evil woman, she likes passing stuff off as her own even when its not and then cries to the courts about it.

I'm fine with her using other ideas - Harry Potter was a good read and I enjoyed the series. The fact she's being so hypocritical is what bothers me most. Especially as she is so wealthy now - what is she expecting to gain??

[Penguin]

I don't know what the fuck you guys are talking about.

I want some proof of theft. Not "OH WELL IT'S SORTA LIKE STAR WARS N CINDERELLA N STUFF" I mean passages that've been blatantly ripped off, like can be found with that retarded Eragon series. Otherwise, well, it's kinda hard to argue with someone's farts.

You see, it WOULD be hypocrisy if Rowling's books were just copy and pasting someone else's stuff into her own book, which is basically what this Van der Ark guy is doing. If you're as dim as Card and can't see the difference between similar rough ideas/cliches, and plagiarism, well then I can't help you.