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I finished the very first rough manuscript of my novel. My main character is trapped in a basement for the first 350/500 pages. My publisher loves it and is talking about thos being worth a million bucks.

I have a bas feeling, I feel 'm plagiarizing, but I don't know from what. Inread a lot of stuff when I was beween 12-35 and then stopped.

I had this idea and built on it all the time, but what if I read it in some obscure shitty novel.

What stories do you know that habe the protagonist locked up in solitary for a long time? I already looked at oldboy, ut that's not ny story.

>> No.8355304

>>8355298
Praise Lord KEK! meme magic will ensure Lord Emperor Trump's becoming president.

Deus Vult, Build Wall, deport Mexicans

>> No.8355308

>>8355298
are you high or do you simply not know how to type? i'd hate to be your editor.

>> No.8355436

>>8355298
Ulilililililila of legend of the elemental masters fame wrote a book called the secret in the basement or something.

>> No.8355490

>>8355298
"Trapped in basement" or any situation that involves Isolation is used af desu senpai. You're ripping off thousands of books and movies.

>> No.8355523

>>8355298
Just remember: all art is imitation.

Unless you're literally copying something, getting inspiration from one or several sources generally won't be deemed to be plagiarism.