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Originally Posted by Nebuchadnezzar |
Exactly!
Yes I am fully aware that the story is a childrens book Asmadai. Its because of that fact that I dont judge the writing ability of the author. He is young, and writing for a young audience so I dont expect works of art.
Look at the linked outline though. Im sorry but that is unacceptable for ANY author no matter who he is writing for. Taking good plot elements is perfectly fine by me... I read a story a few years back about brothers from our world who walk into a cave and find themselves sucked into a fantasy world they must in the end save. Thats very much like Narnia but its ok because the rest of the story is creative and entertaining. If those brothers had met up with the king of the land, a tiger named Nalsa and had to battle the fire witch I would of been pissed.
He hasnt just borrowed elements of a good plot line... heh he damn near took the ENTIRE thing. Tossing in a evil brother doesnt make it more original. Dont get me wrong im not saying that if anyone likes the book they are stupid or anything... its perfectly fine if you or anyone else enjoys it. I just hate seeing the kid get respect for writing a story that in my opinion ANYONE could of written. Take LoTR and spend a few hours on it changing names/locations and add a few plot changes and youll have a damn awesome trilogy on your hands. Doesnt make you an author.