A Harry Potter fanfic series that imagined Voldemort winning and turning Hermione Granger into a surrogate for Draco Malfoy has received a 7-figure movie deal from Legendary.
Every time I read about the contents of these female written Sci-Fi/Fantasy books, I feel justified in refusing to read any female author whose first book was published after 2010 or so. I’m sure there is an occasional good book written, but the likelihood for the book to be bad is so high I won’t even take a chance on it. I started doing this at first because the books were lame, then over time they became lame and gay.
The exceptions seem to prove the rule, such as Dragon Riders of Pern. But beyond a few exceptions, I avoid their work also. So much internal dialogue it drives me mad.
What does it say about how desperate Hollywood is for ideas that they are paying seven figures for the rights to fan fiction? Where have all the writers gone? I don't think we will ever get a movie like Network again, because clearly there are no writers and no ideas left in Hollywood.
What was Legendary smoking, when they agree to make a movie, based on the work of a mentally unstable activist, who uses a book to normalize despicable acts?
My wife and I can't get out of algorithmic jail on Amazon KDP with a real romance book (love story, not smut) about God and Angels winning back a damned soul, but fanfiction, female-sub, modern-audience, blasphemous shock pr0n gets 7 figures.
That figures.
Name of our book is My Lorelei: Tunnel of Fondness.
I won't post a link as this is almost certainly pushing a boundary already on this site, but if all we are going to do is complain about anti-Christian messaging instead of sharing recommendations for new Christian works, then it's no wonder we're not getting any cultural influence going.
I read some of the book, up until halfway through the flashback chapters in the second part. The book is frightfully dull. Long winded exposition that makes no sense, a main character who is not proactive, and the glorification of violence that is the equivalent of "It's ok that he committed murder because he felt bad about it." This was a blatant cash grab. Using the already existing fanbase for the original fanfiction and banking on the romantasy crowd to make a quick buck. That's why they offered Sen-Lin Yu a seven figure advance. The traditional publishing industry seems to be run by "get rich quick" scammers.
Every time I read about the contents of these female written Sci-Fi/Fantasy books, I feel justified in refusing to read any female author whose first book was published after 2010 or so. I’m sure there is an occasional good book written, but the likelihood for the book to be bad is so high I won’t even take a chance on it. I started doing this at first because the books were lame, then over time they became lame and gay.
Completely justified in your stance. Seconded by me.
The exceptions seem to prove the rule, such as Dragon Riders of Pern. But beyond a few exceptions, I avoid their work also. So much internal dialogue it drives me mad.
What does it say about how desperate Hollywood is for ideas that they are paying seven figures for the rights to fan fiction? Where have all the writers gone? I don't think we will ever get a movie like Network again, because clearly there are no writers and no ideas left in Hollywood.
They probably are hoping that they'll get the next "50 Shades of Grey" (which started out as Twilight fanfic).
“Truth is stranger than fiction.”
Holy cow! Who would have ever guessed something like this would accumulate that kind of traction? Amazing.
What was Legendary smoking, when they agree to make a movie, based on the work of a mentally unstable activist, who uses a book to normalize despicable acts?
My wife and I can't get out of algorithmic jail on Amazon KDP with a real romance book (love story, not smut) about God and Angels winning back a damned soul, but fanfiction, female-sub, modern-audience, blasphemous shock pr0n gets 7 figures.
That figures.
Name of our book is My Lorelei: Tunnel of Fondness.
I won't post a link as this is almost certainly pushing a boundary already on this site, but if all we are going to do is complain about anti-Christian messaging instead of sharing recommendations for new Christian works, then it's no wonder we're not getting any cultural influence going.
I read some of the book, up until halfway through the flashback chapters in the second part. The book is frightfully dull. Long winded exposition that makes no sense, a main character who is not proactive, and the glorification of violence that is the equivalent of "It's ok that he committed murder because he felt bad about it." This was a blatant cash grab. Using the already existing fanbase for the original fanfiction and banking on the romantasy crowd to make a quick buck. That's why they offered Sen-Lin Yu a seven figure advance. The traditional publishing industry seems to be run by "get rich quick" scammers.
It sounds dreadful.