Return Of The King
Okay, yesterday evening we went and saw Return Of The King. Yeah. Groovy. It was fantastic.
But before it started I saw some previews for some amazing looking films. Yeah. Groovy. I can't wait.
But one of them is called "The Butterfly Effect."
Man, am I pissed off. That's the premise of one of my short stories. MINE. I wrote that back when I lived in Dallas, so that's at least 4 or 5 years ago.
I'm not saying that the screenwriter stole my idea. He or she may have read it when I sent it out to a publication, or they may not have. It doesn't matter. It's different enough that I can't file a lawsuit. They probably did come up with it on their own. Whatever.
But from now on, anywhere I send this story off, they're going to say, "Oh, that's just like that movie. Write something original." They'll think I'm imitating the movie.
This isn't the first time this has happend, nor will it be the last. It happens to all writers. Whoever gets theirs to Hollywood first, I guess, wins.
Whatever.
It's just very frustrating, is all. I'm going to pull the story from circulation and just put it up on my website. I might as well. It's no longer marketable.
But before it started I saw some previews for some amazing looking films. Yeah. Groovy. I can't wait.
But one of them is called "The Butterfly Effect."
Man, am I pissed off. That's the premise of one of my short stories. MINE. I wrote that back when I lived in Dallas, so that's at least 4 or 5 years ago.
I'm not saying that the screenwriter stole my idea. He or she may have read it when I sent it out to a publication, or they may not have. It doesn't matter. It's different enough that I can't file a lawsuit. They probably did come up with it on their own. Whatever.
But from now on, anywhere I send this story off, they're going to say, "Oh, that's just like that movie. Write something original." They'll think I'm imitating the movie.
This isn't the first time this has happend, nor will it be the last. It happens to all writers. Whoever gets theirs to Hollywood first, I guess, wins.
Whatever.
It's just very frustrating, is all. I'm going to pull the story from circulation and just put it up on my website. I might as well. It's no longer marketable.
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