tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143758106257831502.post2151426351195283648..comments2023-10-09T03:08:56.799-04:00Comments on Just the Fiction, Ma'am: Generic vs. Name Brand Products...and WritingAmy Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10168009915384872411noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143758106257831502.post-5110366895100544012013-06-27T02:19:26.490-04:002013-06-27T02:19:26.490-04:00Interestingly, Twilight wasn't the first of it...Interestingly, Twilight wasn't the first of its kind by quite a long way. "Time Traveler's Wife" (which is a stretch for "paranormal romance," but follows the same beats) did it in 2003, "Tithe" by Holly Black did it in 2002, and "The Vampire Diaries" defeats everyone by arriving on the scene in 1991. There are probably more behind that, too. <br /><br />Application: Fame, like lightning, strikes wherever it darn well pleases. Given the choice between a lightning rod and a cow, sometimes it still chooses the cow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685459046391452849noreply@blogger.com