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22927055 No.22927055 [Reply] [Original]

>Start writing a short story
>It apparently had already been written almost beat for beat in a story I never read by Damon Knight
How do I avoid this in the future?

>> No.22927066

>>22927055
you either write a book that's so niche that no one ever thought about it or write a book that's so generic that no one would think you copied it since it's so common

>> No.22927072

>start writing
>shit ideas
>no style
>drop it

>> No.22927083

>>22927055
Read all books ever written.

>> No.22927405

>>22927055
realize that your first ideas are always your most underdeveloped. for example, when asked to describe a steak an author would often call it "tender," "juicy," or "brown."
it is your duty as an author to go against your first instinct when it comes to plot, description, etc. and find a more meaningful and deep option to undertake in your writing

>> No.22927624

>>22927055
Your thread has already been written almost beat for beat in the Little Golden Calf by Ilf and Petrov. Just accept that (You) cannot create new in information.

>> No.22927648

>>22927055
kuru disease induced by devouring human brains + meth and lsd