tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post8128634683408776596..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Borrowing plots from other booksStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65456244621147284052010-02-16T15:02:59.300-06:002010-02-16T15:02:59.300-06:00Totally!(I don't have anything thoughtful to s...Totally!(I don't have anything thoughtful to suggest, like Rosemary...but I really enjoyed the post!) I have no idea why I wrote that in brackets. Bad writing, huh? :P<br /><br />Luv,Emiiemiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13604358218472471882010-02-16T10:33:31.290-06:002010-02-16T10:33:31.290-06:00Roseanna makes several excellent points. (Girl, wh...Roseanna makes several excellent points. (Girl, why I don't run every post by you is a mystery.) There are only so many themes in the world. It's all about your unique twist.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46957656863707310142010-02-16T07:36:33.433-06:002010-02-16T07:36:33.433-06:00It should also be noted that there are officially ...It should also be noted that there are officially a limited number of plot lines, so even our "original" ones could be accused of being "borrowed" from someone else. (Like Shakespeare--I think he used them all, LOL.) <br /><br />You certainly don't want to copy particular plot points. But some themes are necessarily present if you want to write a particular genre. Like Romance 101: Boy meet girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again. Millions of books share that basic setup, and it's okay to use it. The trick is to use it in a way no one else has before. =)<br /><br />My first book was very much based on another book in my first draft. As I developed it in later drafts, I took out all those aspects that were far, far too specific to the inspiring work and replaced them with twists all my won. The basic theme of "girl displaced from home, falls in love with man who takes her to new home" remained the same. The details? All my own.Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.com