Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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Unknown said...
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This quote is from Fanny Fern's, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-Folio. More speciically, it comes from her short story, Borrowed Light. These are examples of names used by female writers, in place of their own, when they sign their names on their published work. Fern mentions that it is a trend to use alliteration when choosing an alias, because that is all that seems to get published. Fern is urging women not to borrow ideas from other popular writers. She is telling women to be original and use their own ideas. Because, after all, it is obvious when writers are counterfeits. Fanny is also encouraging women to write, as a creative oulet. Also, this quote is possibly making fun of her own name, wich makes use of alliteration, and fits in with the list she gave us.
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October 24, 2007 at 5:51 PM
This quote is from Fanny Fern's, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Port-Folio. More speciically, it comes from her short story, Borrowed Light. These are examples of names used by female writers, in place of their own, when they sign their names on their published work. Fern mentions that it is a trend to use alliteration when choosing an alias, because that is all that seems to get published. Fern is urging women not to borrow ideas from other popular writers. She is telling women to be original and use their own ideas. Because, after all, it is obvious when writers are counterfeits. Fanny is also encouraging women to write, as a creative oulet. Also, this quote is possibly making fun of her own name, wich makes use of alliteration, and fits in with the list she gave us.