RTW: Unfortunate similarities
Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.
I started one novel awhile ago with the working title of Guardian. It revolved around the idea of a school where teenagers were trained to become either Guardians or Fighters. I got the idea before I got sick of the large number of YA novels dealing with paranormal and fantasy schools.
My first novel was finished two weeks before I found out about a startlingly similar movie, Push. I've rewritten the novel enough times that now only parts of the concept match, but it's still trunked for various reasons.
I also had an idea revolving around a city of thieves. It started partly as a short story from a prompt and partly as a story to cheer up a friend. I wanted to turn it into a novel but decided not to because of my love for The Thief Lord.
This week's topic:
What SNI were you psyched to work on, but discovered it was too close to something already done?
I started one novel awhile ago with the working title of Guardian. It revolved around the idea of a school where teenagers were trained to become either Guardians or Fighters. I got the idea before I got sick of the large number of YA novels dealing with paranormal and fantasy schools.
My first novel was finished two weeks before I found out about a startlingly similar movie, Push. I've rewritten the novel enough times that now only parts of the concept match, but it's still trunked for various reasons.
I also had an idea revolving around a city of thieves. It started partly as a short story from a prompt and partly as a story to cheer up a friend. I wanted to turn it into a novel but decided not to because of my love for The Thief Lord.
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