Don't Start Out On, 'A Dark And Stormy Night'

Here is an example of not doing it right! 

Now you might be wondering what I am talking about when I say this, but I have been writing both Horror & Science Fiction stories for years, and well there is one thing that I have learned... That is the fact that you don't ever want to start, 'On A Dark And Stormy Night'...

Why? Why else, because it is as cliched as the survivors of a horror or science fiction movie laughing at the end of a movie, it is cliched and has been done to death! Be original when you are writing a story, don't just try to make the work that some else has done your own, it is cheesy and useless, and if you are like me, you will find it to be pretty obvious... I would even go so far as to say that if you go original, your first stories may suck, but eventually you will make it to that story that is going to rock... And who knows... Maybe even create a masterpiece that would stand the test of time... How is that?

Boris Karloff as, 'Frankenstein's Monster' a character from a zombie movie that is based on the book, 'Frankenstein'... A novel that could be said to be a one of a kind! 

Great examples of this is, 'Frankenstein', or, 'Dracula', there has been many novels similarly written to these two epics since Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley released there respective novels... And heck there have even been novels and what not that had been written before that, but Dracula and Frankenstein stand as very unique masterpieces that are original un to themselves because A: Dracula brought not just to prominence, Vampirism, but in a superstitious society that was a major player in Europe at the time, had actually brought people to believe that Vampire's were real (this idea gained even more credence when after the grave of Vlad Dracul (The real life inspiration for Bram Stoker's, 'Dracula') was un-earthed, it was discovered that his body wasn't in there...)

And as for Frankenstein... Corpse re-animation is something that authors and filmmakers have been working with this concept for many years, but Frankenstein you could say is the precursor to the concept of the modern zombie that we have all grown to love!

I know it maybe difficult, and at points in your writing you might find yourself using similar elements from other stories... If you do, well such is life, considering the fact that in the millions of years that mankind has been around, well just about every kind of story has been written... Just don't plagiarize some one else, make your work your own... And your work will truly shine!

A very true statement.

A friend of mine taught me to make my work an original masterpiece of my own work (and not just some one else's work that I am copying...) And well I have to admit that I am pretty pleased with the results!