There are a lot of frustrations that come with being a writer. From outside distractions to forgetting basic words to having little time in the day to writer's block... I could go on and on.
But this post will be dedicated to the following frustration.
The year is 2017, and humans have been telling stories for a long time. I can't even venture a guess how many times I've had an idea for a story only to find an all-to-similar book or movie is already out.
I've written (and am now rewriting) a book about heroes. It's turning out to be a headache.
For one, Marvel and DC apparently own a joint copyright on the word "superhero". I'm not a lawyer, I don't understand law, some things just go straight over my head. So maybe I could use it in my book, maybe not. I think it's just safer to write my way around it.
But they've had so many heroes over the years that it's difficult to even pick a name for a character with powers that hasn't already been used.
I had a character I called The Blue Blur, and a quick Google search the other day showed that Sonic the Hedgehog apparently is called The Blue Blur, and I can bet the creators of Sonic own that one, too.
I don't want to be a copycat. I don't want to "take" what other people have done. I want to be somewhat original, and that's becoming very difficult.
Oh well. Onward, writer, onward. You can figure it out.
