Subject: [Question/Need Author's Advice and C&C] Similar stories...
From: Andre Garde
Date: 11/1/1996, 5:29 PM
To: Anime Fanfic Mailing List

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone else has encountered reading others' stories 
which are very (I mean very) similar to their own.  Same basic plot, 
characters, etc.?  I write a Sailor Moon fanfic called "Together Once 
More."  Some may have heard of it, others not, but the point is, I've 
come across another fanfic by another author whose work looks similar.

I jumped to any conclusions about plagiarism and all that, but I have 
notified the author (some guy named Kawaii Tenshi).  His/her fanfic is 
called Family Reunion.  Has anyone read Part 1 of that?  Read Part 1 of 
FR and Part 1 of my fanfic (no, this is not a plug) and just compare the 
two.  Does anyone find it similar?  Even technique may be the same, but 
Tenshi's style is much less, well, organized.  

I don't believe him to be that familiar with the Sailor Starlights and 
Sailor Stars in general.  A possibility is that he read mine, then 
started his own.  Oh, I don't know, I just need someone else's opinion 
on the matter.

And also, any C&C would be appreciated on my fanfic.  I'm new at writing 
(actually it's my first fanfic) so I could use all the help I can get.

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