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Story help
Ok, so I want to write a story but I'm having a hard time coming up with something cool and different. This is what I have in mind- Can you tell me if it's been done, and what can be done to improve it? Thank you!
An evil man wakes up the ancient demon king Mikov Crow, in order to get him to bring power to evil groups of magic-users. Mikov kills him as a sacrifice to give them power then disguises himself as a human, going into the nearby town. His plan is to take over once he learns enough about these people. He meets a young woman when she asks about the markings on his face. He gets a lot of information from her but is also attracted to her. He then decides that she must die, but doesn't like it. He invites her on a date and when she sees his knife she realizes his intentions. He then tries to tell her how that was the plan at first but he truly loved her, but she doesn't believe him. Then the people who got the power come to attack her as his minions, he fights them off but is severely wounded. She is upset and says she loves him, but can do nothing. He then dies and as she cries her tears heal his wounds and bring him back, revealing his true form.
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Okay firstly, don't give out your story, even if it's just a plot, online or anywhere. You should only share your writings with someone you trust very deeply. Anyone can take your idea, and while you have ownership of anything that is written (regardless of it being published), it would be pretty annoying to find out a few years from now that your idea was stolen.
Secondly my dear, all writing comes from history and intertextuality. With any piece of writing that I make, I worry a lot about unknowingly regurgitating someone else's work. The thing is, it's really difficult to mimic someone's work completely.
And it's impossible to write a story without taking drips and drabs of other peoples work! Everyone wants to make something cool and different, but no one ever has. Even the greatest writers in history only got their ideas by using other peoples. J.R.Tolkien got his ideas on his characters from ancient Norse mythology, and these kinds of mythology have been used in thousands of epic tales for centuries! Don't worry about trying to make something completely new or different, just enjoy writing it.
This is your draft. Write and write and write non stop without fussing over little details. Once you've written the whole story, then go over and start doing your first redrafting. You'll redraft your work so many times, and you'll pick up when something sounds a bit too cliche, or when you think something should be a little different.
I think you've got a great plot there, a lot more developed than most people have them. I think, especially because you're looking at a fantasy-kind of work, to maybe make your story a little more complex. Think of it as an intricate tapestry, each thread of a character/town/event weaves through several other characters/towns/events, coming together in the end to form one polished artwork.
Other than that, research/google things that interest you, like on ancient demons for example. You might find some great mythologies or names you want to use in your story.
I don't think I've heard of any story with a king Mikov Crow, or that exact plot if it makes you feel better :)
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