I guess the idea just stuck in my head! I used to read these comics all the time growing up. My dad has dozens of the books and they've been read probably hundreds of times by everyone in the family. I of course didn't mean to steal Watterson's idea, so I wanted to make a post about inadvertent plagiarism. I'm debating whether deleting the entire story or not though... I realize of course that I have a maximum of 2 readers, but if you happen to have an opinion, do let me know.
I'm going to work on another piece of fiction to publish on here; hopefully not an exact replica of a classic comic next time!
In other writing news, I submitted a short story I wrote for my English 2260 class to a literary magazine in the South called The Sun. It was rather odd because they only took submissions through mail, and won't get back to me any sooner than at least 9 months, but I suppose it's worth a go. It's a dream of mine to become a successful author, and while I've been published locally, being published in a national magazine is a whole new step to fulfilling this particular aspiration of mine. Wish me Luck!
"Classic comic"; sheesh, I must be getting old.
ReplyDeleteI think you should keep the story. I think it's instructive and worthwhile for people to see how plagiarism can easily happen, and how to handle it when it does.
Also, glad to see you writing all the time!