tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post815782067122090387..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: It's All Been Done BeforeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-90950889590740728362009-12-09T16:37:43.885-05:002009-12-09T16:37:43.885-05:00I know what you mean.
When I'm working on a b...I know what you mean.<br /><br />When I'm working on a book or a story I see so many places that it has been "done" before.<br /><br />I guess it's the little things you put, that adding up of the personalities that makes it your own.<br /><br />Not to geek out completely, but there was a Star Trek: TNG episode in which Data the android was bummed because he couldn't bring his own personality to his violin playing. He told the captain that he combined these three folks to come up with a sound. But he was just stealing their sounds. Aha, the captain said. But you're the one who decided to pick those three and combine them out of the zillions you could have chosen. So I guess that's what we do.<br /><br />Now that I think about it, I've probably seen that combining violinists thing somewhere else.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-58816098728006405202009-12-09T16:21:12.378-05:002009-12-09T16:21:12.378-05:00My word, yes, get cracking on THE LAST GOOD KISS, ...My word, yes, get cracking on THE LAST GOOD KISS, by all means possible! I am in the camp that thinks it's a wonderful book. Hope you enjoy.Keith Logannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-42343129766946872862009-12-09T12:06:55.686-05:002009-12-09T12:06:55.686-05:00As you know, John, I'm not averse to ripping o...As you know, John, I'm not averse to ripping off a headline when nit suits me. The key is to take no more than you need, then let the characters unique to your story have it play out as they would. Even though I'm a fairly detailed plotter, I'm always aware of what each character would be likely to do in that situation. If a character has changed some from how I envisioned him at the beginning, I'll go back and fudge the story to make it work.<br /><br />I used to have "Oh shit!" moments when I heard someone had done a book or a movie on a similar premise to something I was working on. No more. I just make it a point not to read the book or see the movie so I'm not unconsciously influenced to do it their way. It'll be different.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-14973359563130961892009-12-09T10:07:46.092-05:002009-12-09T10:07:46.092-05:00It's been pointed out to me that in the 80'...It's been pointed out to me that in the 80's we also had 3 masterpieces from James Crumley and a dozen great books from Ross Thomas. <br /><br />I haven't read any of them, but I'm going to correct that now, starting with the Crumley.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.com