Sue, you know there aren't any truly original storylines any more, don't you? Humanity has been around too long for that, and we are obsessed with telling stories. All the really good ideas have been used already. That doesn't mean that all the stories with much the same plotline are the same stories. Think of it like this. There are millions of chairs out there which serve basically the same function. That doesn't mean they are all the same chair.

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(Well, yes, this last thing is supposedly a chair, although I think we've crossed the line into weirdness now...)

Anyway, Sue. Who cares if the plotline of your story seems mildly familiar? Your story is uniquely your own. We need your story! Pleast post it soon!

The idea may not be new, but the snowflake is unique! Please put us out of our misery, Sue!

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Ann

Haven't convinced you yet? Well, remember they say that even Shakespeare stole the plot of Hamlet!

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