tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post1052868306935179135..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: What's Cliche?Adam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-52400223285036502442009-08-04T10:24:36.774+07:002009-08-04T10:24:36.774+07:00"J.K. Rowling does not have a copyright on EN...<i>"J.K. Rowling does not have a copyright on ENGLAND!"</i><br /><br />LOLAdam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-28269235324271122572009-08-04T08:22:16.728+07:002009-08-04T08:22:16.728+07:00In a general way, it's true that everything...In a general way, it's true that everything's been done. That's a good thing to remember, the better to write your ninjas (or pirates or wizards or vampires or whatever).<br /><br />It does bother me, though, when someone uses, "There are no new plots" to justify a story with a much larger derivative element. It's the difference between saying, "Pirates have been done," and saying, "Cursed pirates who change shape in the moonlight and travel the seas in a legendary ship seeking the object that will enable them to lift their curse have been done."<br /><br />On the other hand, some people are extremely free with the "it's been done" dismissal. I had someone read a story I wrote - fantasy with a college-age female protagonist and a focus on mythical creatures rather than actual magic, taking place mostly in modern-day London - and say, "Does it have to be set in England? That just makes me think of Harry Potter." WHAT? J.K. Rowling does not have a copyright on ENGLAND! :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-26759465545974332722009-07-31T10:37:04.334+07:002009-07-31T10:37:04.334+07:00I'm glad you're thinking editors. You shou...I'm glad you're thinking editors. You should be. And I'm easily spooked too. Remember your rant a few days ago? And that's just the spook I told you about ;-)Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-47595316228773325222009-07-31T08:28:50.916+07:002009-07-31T08:28:50.916+07:00Hehe, I know. I'm just easily spooked. What if...Hehe, I know. I'm just easily spooked. What if every editor think ninjas are done? Eek. (Yes, I'm already thinking editors...)<br /><br />Also, I like Hancock. Haven't seen it in a while, but it was cool.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-44291457541372053132009-07-31T06:55:06.499+07:002009-07-31T06:55:06.499+07:00Sorry for the heart attack, Natalie. My point was,...Sorry for the heart attack, Natalie. My point was, after all, that I love ninjas, no matter how many times I see them. I think I'm 2/3 done with your Ninjas, and still loving them. So no worries.<br /><br />Sun Up, I think Hancock was in my head for that example too. I finally saw it a few days ago and liked it. I need to see it again though before I decide if I thought it was brilliant :-)Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-1897144427562987782009-07-31T00:18:16.792+07:002009-07-31T00:18:16.792+07:00Man..I love the concept of washed up super heros. ...Man..I love the concept of washed up super heros. I've seen Hancock like a gazillion times. I thought it was brilliant!<br /><br />Nat's right..ninjas are NEVER boring. *L*<br /><br />And I agree with Stephanie...I think if you have a new and unique way of approaching something that's been 'done'...then you're in the right direction.Alicia Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766920985516752514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-9038214997719191342009-07-30T22:57:53.711+07:002009-07-30T22:57:53.711+07:00What? Ninjas cliché? Never! (That gave me a heart ...What? Ninjas cliché? Never! (That gave me a heart attack, you know.)<br /><br />I totally agree with you, though. Don't be afraid to write something that's "been done." Just take your own unique spin on it. <br /><br />Like, uh, say a certain vampire book. It is possible to breathe life into something that's been played a thousand times.Natalie Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-52590103020666967172009-07-30T21:45:45.370+07:002009-07-30T21:45:45.370+07:00Everything has been done at least a dozen times. P...Everything has been done at least a dozen times. Probably a million. It's the unique way we handle it that gives it its edge.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com