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MayB
I don't know if that matters much. . , UNLESS the story has been told a bazillion times. The author's tone and style plays into part of the equation.
posted by
Joe_Love
on November 3, 2005 at 9:25 PM
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MayB
In my letter to the editor/publisher I wrote that I knew there were r similar books out there but none of them were by me, or had my point of view - or sense of humour. That is what it amounts to. I've read thousands of mystery books and lots of them have the same plot - some of them I disliked - others I'd read again.
posted by
johnmacnab
on October 29, 2005 at 3:37 PM
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Quirkyalone
Do you really believe that there are a finite number of ideas in the universe?
Jo
posted by
brisbane_artist
on October 29, 2005 at 1:34 PM
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Tell me something I don't know
;-)
posted by
Azur
on October 29, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Never happened yet
I'm just too atypical.
posted by
majroj
on October 28, 2005 at 8:16 PM
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Further proof that my theory is correct--that there are only a finite number of ideas in the universe library, and sometimes, someone else checks it out before we do!!
posted by
Julia.
on October 28, 2005 at 4:05 PM
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MayB, with so many writers in this world, that must happen often.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 28, 2005 at 12:21 PM
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Pick up you pen now, your fans will want to see more!!! Congratulations, MayB, I pray God's publishing favor on you, you're a good person, you've helped us, you've helped your students... and I've no doubt many more.
posted by
cmoe
on October 28, 2005 at 6:00 AM
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Mmmmm.....
But what is true is that no matter how many of the 'same' ideas we have, we all manage to put a little of our personality on it, making them that much more interesting and unique in their own way.
posted by
word.smith
on October 28, 2005 at 5:42 AM
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Didn't someone once say there are a finite amount of ideas in this world (or maybe I'm thinking of musical notes)? So, it means that our ideas for books will never be unique, somewhere, someone will have already written about it, but in a different way.
posted by
Ca88andra
on October 28, 2005 at 3:22 AM
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MayB...I feel your pain. However, you can always put a twist on it. So
much of today's writing is just a creative re-telling of stories from long ago.
posted by
Masky
on October 27, 2005 at 8:15 PM
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MayB
I've never read anything like I'm writing, but at the same time, a close examination will find nothing I haven't read before. I'll never encounter the book I've always wanted to write myself until I write a novel myself. No matter how great somebody else's novel is, it's not the story I'm telling the way I'm telling it. It's not mine.
posted by
Talion
on October 27, 2005 at 6:41 PM
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I can't wait
to read your first fiction novel MayB
Jo
posted by
brisbane_artist
on October 27, 2005 at 6:38 PM
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Ugh that would be a bit disappointing...
...but there's always a new idea or a new perspective on a similar idea, right?
posted by
ginnieb
on October 27, 2005 at 5:43 PM
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MayB
similar is not always the same and sometimes from a very different perspective. You never know, they may both be best sellers.
posted by
Bel_
on October 27, 2005 at 5:42 PM
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Spelling, spelling,spelling! AHHHHHH
Soory I'm an atrocious speller
posted by
T_K_Corvis
on October 27, 2005 at 5:36 PM
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Someone told me "it's three people idead until one of them writes it down"
Would U mind reading my peice. I hope no one already written something like it. That would be pretty unnerving. If not, it's okay.
Thanx
TK
posted by
T_K_Corvis
on October 27, 2005 at 5:35 PM
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