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mercuryblues

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2. I would say all themes and plots have been done

Tue Apr 7, 2020, 08:33 AM

Apr 2020

The variables are the characters their reactions and twists.

Take Anne Rice and Steven King. There have been 100,000's of books written about vampires, but what was different about theirs that made them famous authors?

Even King's book, Carrie, wasn't a new concept, teen angst and bullying and revenge. Yet it was a best seller and made into a movie.

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"Simpsons writers have already done that." [View all] nilesobek Apr 2020 OP

Every song... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2020 #1

I would say all themes and plots have been done mercuryblues Apr 2020 #2

I wrote a vampire story too called, Cyrus of Cydonia," (a master vampire from Mars). nilesobek Apr 2020 #3

So you know it can be done mercuryblues Apr 2020 #5

Don't feel blue PJMcK Apr 2020 #4

The story by Homer, The Iliad seems to combine all those ingredients. nilesobek Apr 2020 #7

At the risk of being nit-picky, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #9

Fair enough PJMcK Apr 2020 #11

Over the years I've seen various numbers as to how many stories there are. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #12

You may have heard that there are only 6 basic plots in fiction, although that number changes... TreasonousBastard Apr 2020 #6

I downloaded a piano player program nilesobek Apr 2020 #8

But it's your voice that matters! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #10

Its nothing like the Simpsons episode. nilesobek Apr 2020 #13

Why not electronically self-publish? SheltieLover Apr 2020 #14

well, so what mopinko May 2020 #15