Should I continue with my novel even though there’s a published novel with a similar plot?

April 9, 2019August 30, 2021 Ann Malley

But that’s been done before! What’s a writer to do?

If you’re plagued by doubt about your current novel, read on. Another nugget of wisdom from multi-published Forget Me Not Romances author, Florence Witkop, awaits. Her straight-shooting advice will help calm the creative waters so your words can FLOW.

And, please, feel free to follow Florence and yours-truly. We’d love to hear from you. Creative is as creative does. And the muse MUST be fed.

Write on!

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Ann writes clean romantic action suspense, featuring real women battling for their happily-ever-after. Look in a mirror if you're unfamiliar with such women. But the dark side can take its toll. Writing short, clean romantic comedy is the perfect palate cleanser. Contemporary western romance and Christmas romances provide an equally pleasant distraction that I hope you'll enjoy! I'd enjoy hearing what you'd like to read. Write me at annmalley@annmalleybooks.com Join my newsletter at: https://www.subscribepage.com/annmalleybooks View all posts by Ann Malley

2 thoughts on “Should I continue with my novel even though there’s a published novel with a similar plot?”

Razni says:

April 10, 2019 at 3:25 am

Thanks for sharing. I had a similar issue while writing one of the stories for my blog. I got to know that a similar story has already been written and filmed. That left me with a dilemma. But I wrote it anyway as I guess there are many new things in my story that the movie didn’t have, may be some twist, the ending. And no two minds can ever think so much alike that they end up giving you exact same story.

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René Penn says:

April 11, 2019 at 12:59 am

I agree that it’s good to write the story anyway. Even if the plot is similar to another story, it will be told with a voice that’s unique to the writer.

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