(Certain People Around Here know *exactly* who is to blame for this)

[alexseanchai]

Me: You know that queer Hallmark Christmas movie plot where she goes home to Smalltown for the holidays, remembers why she left, and books it back to Citypolis, complete w/romantic arc over text with Citypolis bestie (& bringing a Smalltown refugee home with her)? Wanna write it.

Also Me: I haven't read any stories of any description not hosted on AO3 in several years (except a couple stray novelettes), the hell do I think I'm doing trying to plot an original romance

Also Also Me: Finish an existing WIP or two? Please? PLEASE, ME, I AM BEGGING YOU

Comments

[redbird]

Some very good writers, and some successful ones, have stolen plots, or at least built theirs on the skeleton of a single previous work.

[alexseanchai]

that's true

[enemyofperfect]

I have this terrible habit where I always want to encourage other people's shiny new plotbunnies. And this? Sounds very shiny indeed!

[alexseanchai]

they breed

and so few of them grow up to be real live stories 😭

[enemyofperfect]

I sympathize so much! There's a reason I spend more time cheering on other people's ideas than actually finishing my own!

[silveradept]

That sounds like some people I know might be at fault.

[alexseanchai]

fancy that