November 18th, 2009 at 10:42pm
We all go through that phase where we just begin writing, and want to test the water. That's when I believe we like to write about something that we know, so it doesn't seem like such a big risk to take on.
I do agree with you, though, on the simple fact that after you go through that phase, you should stop. Mine only lasted a few months. Maybe...five? I don't know, but some people still continue to write these kinds of stories after a lot more time than that.
And it's not that I have something against vampires, although I don't particularly enjoy reading about them, but I don't want to read 50 stories by 50 different authors about some guy who, when his physical traits are written out, has pale skin, golden eyes, and sounds almost exactly like Edward Cullen.
It's a huge step to take, to go out of your comfort zone and write something completely your own, but you're never going to grow unless you try.
And to be quite honest, it's not as scary as it seems to be.
I hate when I look at a story and it's like, "I'm the new girl at Forks High. OH WAIT, who is that sparkly gorgeous man?! Oh, he's LOOKING AT ME! Now we're in love!"
I always want to go, "Wow, and here I thought the original Twilight was terrible."