tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870768444590309997.post2039452058807756194..comments2024-01-02T03:29:44.840+00:00Comments on The Quest for a Million Words: Status Report: Week FifteenCraig Cliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870768444590309997.post-39245500751724694792008-04-14T23:02:00.000+01:002008-04-14T23:02:00.000+01:00Ah, good to hear you've sorted it out. I'm still i...Ah, good to hear you've sorted it out. I'm still intrugued by your band novel. Are you looking to get it published?Rachael Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690377694600952816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870768444590309997.post-65826064009166500192008-04-14T07:49:00.000+01:002008-04-14T07:49:00.000+01:00Hi Rachael,I have not blogged about it but I have ...Hi Rachael,<BR/><BR/>I have not blogged about it but I have resolved my "mute" issue... which was a non issue really, as you point out. But thinking of possible similarities helped push me to really understand this "unresponsive" character (think Robert De Niro's character in Awakenings, before his... awakening) and his role in Novel B.Craig Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8870768444590309997.post-86560376576670935522008-04-14T03:42:00.000+01:002008-04-14T03:42:00.000+01:00Hey Craig, I just read a couple of your archived p...Hey Craig, I just read a couple of your archived posts. Great blog. I haven't read enough to find out if you resolved your dilemma about The Mute, but I might have to add to it by telling you that the protagonist of The Sound of Butterflies is also mute. But it's not set in NZ.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's too late to say this, but I don't think you should worry too much about what others have written before you, especially if you have finished a whole novel. There will be plenty of people who haven't read the other one you describe (Letham?). Or even heard of him. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, I do relate. I worked part time on a novel for a year or so and then found one that had more or less exactly the same premise. That convinced me I coudln't write mine. But I read it and the style is completly different even if so many aspects are the same. I just had to think - bugger it. Who cares if anyone thinks I ripped it off. I know I didn't.Rachael Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690377694600952816noreply@blogger.com