The only flop Snoopy ever had was that book that began “It was a stormy and dark night”… what a flop! They couldn’t even shift it from the bargain basket.
ok, name this author.an intern or young doctor in a Boston hospital stumbles upon a conspiracy to do harm to unwitting patients by huge, diabolical pharmaceutical or Insurance corporations whose only goal is to harvest money at the cost of human lives
All the Star Trek series of books (all 3000+ of them) are popular because they have a large story arc, and usually 1 or 2 smaller arcs. They all have the Crew we are reading (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, Excalibur, Endeavour, Titan, etc.) being the good guys. Only the “temporary ensigns” die, and the bad guys are beaten at the end. Of course, they do have a few longer ‘series’ – “A time to ______” was a 9 book series which was awesome.
Look at V.C. Andrews’s novels (or her ghost writer’s novels). They all follow the same format. A poor young girl finds our the people who raised her are not her real parents. She’s sent to her biological parents to live in their rich mansion and it results in rape, deceit, romance, and dispair.
orinoco womble almost 12 years ago
So did Grisham. And Dan Brown. Same basic story, different window-dressing.
Sandy Shore almost 12 years ago
The only flop Snoopy ever had was that book that began “It was a stormy and dark night”… what a flop! They couldn’t even shift it from the bargain basket.
trimguy almost 12 years ago
Is it true Peanuts is coming back? Sparky must be rolling in his grave.
kimpope almost 12 years ago
add Danielle Steel….every book the same format, read one of them you’ve read them all!
The Life I Draw Upon almost 12 years ago
The genius author uses a formula, and the rest copy him..As we stepped upon thet plutonian shore with Zeus’s spears upon our backs.
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francisrossi almost 12 years ago
The 1st Baron Lytton.
blather046047 almost 12 years ago
Try “A Painted House” a very different Grisham story-line.
tiny dancer almost 12 years ago
Mary Higgins Clark. At first I thought her books were remarkable, but now I know who the killer is before I even hit the halfway point.
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 12 years ago
ok, name this author.an intern or young doctor in a Boston hospital stumbles upon a conspiracy to do harm to unwitting patients by huge, diabolical pharmaceutical or Insurance corporations whose only goal is to harvest money at the cost of human lives
Allan CB Premium Member almost 12 years ago
All the Star Trek series of books (all 3000+ of them) are popular because they have a large story arc, and usually 1 or 2 smaller arcs. They all have the Crew we are reading (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, Excalibur, Endeavour, Titan, etc.) being the good guys. Only the “temporary ensigns” die, and the bad guys are beaten at the end. Of course, they do have a few longer ‘series’ – “A time to ______” was a 9 book series which was awesome.
Number Three almost 12 years ago
Snoopy looks so cute when he’s typing.
LOL xxx
Snoopy_Fan almost 12 years ago
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iced tea almost 12 years ago
Look at V.C. Andrews’s novels (or her ghost writer’s novels). They all follow the same format. A poor young girl finds our the people who raised her are not her real parents. She’s sent to her biological parents to live in their rich mansion and it results in rape, deceit, romance, and dispair.
cookies333 almost 12 years ago
yeh
cookies333 almost 12 years ago
It doesn’t matter if the beggining’s the same, it just matters if the stories the same!
CrimsonFoxx almost 12 years ago
I think my own writing style is more consistent with the type of characters I write about than the story.
lmchildress almost 12 years ago
@Nighthawks, Robin Cook
xall2h1 almost 12 years ago
brings back the peanut days with a big typewriter on top of snoppys dog house. :-)