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Q&A Is my story a rip-off?

It's also similar to Harry Potter and Divergent. Just as there was a rash of vampire/paranormal YA fiction after Twilight, there's currently a run on quasi-facist highly and arbitrarily segregated ...

posted 7y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:44Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:22:13Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/27708
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T06:22:13Z (over 4 years ago)
It's also similar to Harry Potter and _Divergent_. Just as there was a rash of vampire/paranormal YA fiction after _Twilight,_ there's currently a run on quasi-facist highly and arbitrarily segregated dystopias. Art reacts to life.

Mark is right. Don't worry about whether it's been done before. Write your story and work on doing it _right._ You can always get feedback from beta readers about whether it feels too derivative and then polish world-building details in later drafts. Get it written now.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-04-24T13:50:52Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 4