Thread:Flamette/@comment-3468598-20140412223451/@comment-3468598-20140414112446

Flamette wrote: VictorianMycomancer wrote: Oh, and about Irene/Dracula, have you read any of Lovecraft's Dreamlands cycle? It might be relevant too your world building. I WOULD LOVE TOO..But I want down that road before with my Grim Reaper's Daughter tale (She is my REAL! alter ago. My true novel in the works) People blamed me for copying Discworld. No idea what it was(or read of it), till I was linked. I read it, to make sure WHAT NOT TO DO! Became a fan. And so upset that my Death is 100% Like Discworld's AND NO COPYING I swear on my life!..So I rather stay away from it, so people don't think I ripped him off..or end up doing something..mentally unknowing copying. You know some people read something store it away, and think it was their idea only too realize..They copyed a past thing they've read, without realizing it. Even if was said theme is in public domain..such as my dreamland idea..

I doubt you'd end up copying HPL's Dreamlands, they're very HPL, talking cats, tentacle monsters, ancient cities. That sort of thing. Besides, it's preposterous not to research into authors who've written on simmiliar subjects, even if you end up incorperating their idea's into your own work strong enough writing and story should make it stand on it's own.

As for you're Death being too much like the one from Discworld, as long as he isn't talking in capslocks I think you're fine.