Welcome to Diana Holquist's guest blog: Contest: Whose Plot Did I Steal?

"How do you come up with your ideas?" People ask me this all the time.


Well, the answer is easy: I steal them. Which is kind of funny because most of the reviews for HOW TO TAME A MODERN ROGUE rave about the "originality" of the plot. I suppose for a modern romance novel, it is original. Here’s the scoop:


HOW TO TAME A MODERN ROGUE is a contemporary romance about a grandmother who thinks she's living in a regency romance novel. She mistakes her granddaughter for a virgin princess she must marry off. She mistakes a not-so-perfect stranger for the noble duke whom she believes is her granddaughter’s perfect match.


But the idea of a character mistaking herself for a character in an old book is truly as old as the hills. In fact, the book I stole it from is considered one of the first novels ever written.


Recognize that plot? Who did I steal it from?


Here are some clues:


One thing I loved about this classic plot is the idea that the crazy see things more sanely than everyone else.


The second thing I loved about it is the idea that a man can be saved by just one person mistaking him for a good, noble person.


What novel have you read/written lately that has "borrowed" from other sources? Does it bother you? Do you like it? Do you even notice?


The first person who comes up with the original book I stole from will get a free, signed copy of HOW TO TAME A MODERN ROGUE.


Thanks so much for hanging out here with me today. If you want to know more about ROGUE, you can visit my website at http://dianaholquist.com.