Check out the latest interview with Joshua Pantalleresco, in which I discuss recent and upcoming projects, writing courses, history, publishing, marketing and more. Here's a short excerpt.
"What a lot of writers forget is
that when something really catches on everyone is writing in that genre and
sending these types of books to publishers. They have stacks of these things
now. It’s perhaps better to work on something that hasn’t been done lately, or
even something different.
Several years ago, someone sent
me a story to read that featured a school for magic. Naturally, I pointed out
the similarities to Harry Potter. They acknowledged the connection and
influence but then pointed out how different their story was, which, to be
honest, was at best only cosmetic.
You can’t write a story that’s been done
before like that. You can’t have Hogwarts show up in another novel altogether
with a different name. You can’t have vampires that are direct copies of
Twilight in your story. You have to take the time to come up with something
original."
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