The early bird gets the worm!
By WhatADickens - 20/01/2018 19:00
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Similar stuff has happened to me. The only thing you can realistically do is see if you can retweak certain plot points or elements into a new story. Either that or scoop up your already flashed-out characters and see how they fair in a different context. Sorry about your idea though - at least you’ve actually completed a project!
I used to be in publishing. Trust me, submit the book. There are lots of books that have very similar plots. As an author, who is very close to your own material, that other book may look like it's almost your story, but your story is still your own. Stephen King wrote The Stand, and Robert R. McAmmon wrote Swan Song. They're almost the same exact plot. They're also both fun, enjoyable, worthwhile novels, and the world would be a little poorer without either of them. Romance novels all have the same three (some say five) plots, and they bring lots of pleasure to the readers. Write the story you want to tell, and share it with whoever will read it. And if a publisher doesn't want it, publish it yourself (get an editor though). There's no rule that only one person can ever tell a story ever. Your version may resonate with different (or the same!) people than someone else's. You aren't an author because you told the story first. You are an author because you write stories.
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I used to be in publishing. Trust me, submit the book. There are lots of books that have very similar plots. As an author, who is very close to your own material, that other book may look like it's almost your story, but your story is still your own. Stephen King wrote The Stand, and Robert R. McAmmon wrote Swan Song. They're almost the same exact plot. They're also both fun, enjoyable, worthwhile novels, and the world would be a little poorer without either of them. Romance novels all have the same three (some say five) plots, and they bring lots of pleasure to the readers. Write the story you want to tell, and share it with whoever will read it. And if a publisher doesn't want it, publish it yourself (get an editor though). There's no rule that only one person can ever tell a story ever. Your version may resonate with different (or the same!) people than someone else's. You aren't an author because you told the story first. You are an author because you write stories.
Similar stuff has happened to me. The only thing you can realistically do is see if you can retweak certain plot points or elements into a new story. Either that or scoop up your already flashed-out characters and see how they fair in a different context. Sorry about your idea though - at least you’ve actually completed a project!