I worked on Sam today. That's two days in a row. Aren't you proud? :-P
So, I played around with different ideas resulting in the frustrating conclusion that there is "nothing new under the sun". Every idea I came up with sounded like someone else's!!!!!!! Whether it was Starr's or Libby's or Emily's or other books I've read like Oksana or Jewel of the Pacific. The latter is driving me nuts because I'm interesting in pursuing a similar theme and Linda Chaikin had to cover all of her bases. It's like she left nothing unexplored, so if I even pick just one thing it seems similar to hers. Sheesh!
Basically, I played with the idea of having there be a large group of people quarentined by the king's orders and they are law breakers if they try to escape their quarentined area and everyone is afraid to go near them to bring them supplies and whatnot. I see various trails this could go in, and I'd like to explore them, but I'm concerned about the smilarties to Chaikin's book. It seems like a whole different story in my mind, but I can't deny some obvious connections.
And, for Rachel's satisfaction, I very seriously considered starting from scratch with a female character, but I can't do that. I don't want to get into the plethora of reasons why that won't work right now, but maybe in a future post.
Closing Thoughts: Sigh.
About Me
- Brittany Simmons
- I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you -- Nobody -- too? Then there's a pair of us? Don't tell! they'd advertise -- you know! ~Emily Dickinson
2 comments:
Keep it up, Britt. You're persevering, and it will come to something...something great! And you've just been yourself to deserve a friend like me, because you're wonderful, and because I'm just returning the favor. :-) Thanks for mentioning my book in your favorite books section! I was flabbergasted in a good way to see it. :-)
I understand the struggle, but I wouldn't worry so much about copying another's work. For a writer, other's work can be inspiring.
Lora started off the idea of another author's book that I liked. In fact, the number of characters I chose and their relative station in life were almost identical: wounded ex-soldier with two attending men of military background with a young pretty female servant thrown into the mix. But when I finished, only the beginning of the book (There was only one scene of that really was similar: when Lora throws Lach out of the kitchen.) has any similarity at all to the original book.
You can use another writer's idea and explore it in your own way and with your own words. It has been done by the best (I just read a story by Orson Scott Card that is just that: exploring another author's idea in his own thoughts and words.) :) It will be your own when you get done, I am certain of it. :)
So, get writing! I don't see a entry for today yet. :)
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