Plot Synopsis for Under the Dome

[MartinIden]

Hi, Stephen!

Last one and half year I wrote novel «An Alien Wharf» and now I have red Plot Synopsis for Under the Dome. It is very interesting, because I’ve got the same ‘dome’ idea for my «An Alien Wharf» five years ago and that makes me doleful now, because I think I ought to finish my novel before you’ll finished yours “Under the Dome”. In other words we dig up the same dinosaur.

Yours sincerely,
Yaroslav Kostuyk

[Countrygirl_sass]

That shouldn't stop you from finishing your story. I am sure that while you and Mr. King have a similar theme, there is no way you can have the exact same plot. Finish your story before his comes out and be done with it. People often times think of similar things, whether its tv, movies, songs, products, etc.

[BobbyV]

"Under the Dome" sounds an awful lot like the plot of the Simpson's Movie, doesn't it?

[aptpupil]

An Alien Wharf?

You mean that big Klingon dude from Star Trek TNG? :wink2:

[BDenbrough]

I'm actually looking forward to this one. Stories can always be good when you isolate your characters....i.e. the Mist or (even) the Simpsons! Didn't he start writing it a while ago, and it's supposed to have over 1,000 pages?

[Merdoc]

I'm actually looking forward to this one. Stories can always be good when you isolate your characters....i.e. the Mist or (even) the Simpsons! Didn't he start writing it a while ago, and it's supposed to have over 1,000 pages?

Yeah you heard correctly, apparently its going to be HUGE. I also agree that its interesting when the cahracters are isoloated, cause you can see shades of htem that you wouldnt if they werent. Like the mist is fascinating to me just cause you see everyone break down and go crazy.

[Bryan James]

I'm writing a one book "series" called CCCCCCCCC (It was just a working title for my hard drive, and I hated it...but as the story started shaping up it makes sense). One of my sources for inspiration is a black-and-white of a young Clint Eastwood during TGTBATU era. Does that sound familiar?

There's nothing new under the suns, folks.

Even derivative work is complimentary unless it crosses the line of plagiarism. That's for Corporate and Legal to decide a pursuant course of action.

Yaroslav, finish your book!

BJS

[JohnDalglish]

There's nothing new under the suns, folks.

Even derivative work is complimentary unless it crosses the line of plagiarism.

Hi,

I couldn't agree more; one of my favourite and oft-used quotes is George Bernard Shaw's 'There are only five stories in the world and they're all Cinderella'.

Everything from Beowulf through the Arthurian romances, Narnia, LOTR, The Stand, The Talisman and the Dark Tower owe something to Homer's Odyssey IMO (c700 BCE), but that in no sense diminishes them; quite the reverse.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Srbo]

I`m pretty sure that this thread was written by John Shooter aka Stephen King aka Yaroslav Kostuyk .

Just watch the ending, buddy...

:wink2:

[Srbo]

Hi,

I couldn't agree more; one of my favourite and oft-used quotes is George Bernard Shaw's 'There are only five stories in the world and they're all Cinderella'.

Everything from Beowulf through the Arthurian romances, Narnia, LOTR, The Stand, The Talisman and the Dark Tower owe something to Homer's Odyssey IMO (c700 BCE), but that in no sense diminishes them; quite the reverse.

Long days and pleasant nights

I agree too.
I mean - every single word that, for instance Steve uses, or any other writer, is in the dictionary.

The trick is in which order they are used to make it a completely new and faboulus story.

And Steve is quite the master in doing just that.
That`s all.

[tillyn]

Does sound familiar but i can't place from where. I will no doubt buy it and love it. I haven't been disappointed yet.

[Neil W]

I agree too.
I mean - every single word that, for instance Steve uses, or any other writer, is in the dictionary.

Must get a new dictionary. "Bool" isn't in mine. "Boolean" yes, "Bool" no. :wink2:

[Srbo]

Must get a new dictionary. "Bool" isn't in mine. "Boolean" yes, "Bool" no. :wink2:

Yeah, you`re right, neither is Tak, Boo`ya, Ka-Tet...but you know what I mean.:wink2:

[Goodlovin]

Cant wait for this book to come out.

The plot synopsis is kind of cheesy sounding but then also pretty damn cool sounding.

[MyLife4YouSK]

Yeah, you`re right, neither is Tak, Boo`ya, Ka-Tet...but you know what I mean.:wink2:


BUT "KA" is Srbro! ;)

[MartinIden]

Oh, I don't think so

[JRM]

Finish your story. :grinning: I'm sure it's not going to be identical to Stephen King's.

Btw, it's funny that everyone's mentioning The Simpson's Movie, because that's seriously what went through my head when I first read the plot synopsis. However, I'm sure King's vision would be much darker and thrilling (I loved that movie, though)--not to mention full of surprises. I can't wait! :oh:

[Mr Nobody]

Well, ya know...not sure at all, but on first glance UTD is very close (perhaps too close) to The Simpsons Movie in basic idea. But that can't be - SK is way savvy enough to see what'd be over that horizon (and if he's not, there are folks who'd tell him).
So I got to thinking it'd have to depart, and I was eager to see how far and fast it moved away.
Then a possibility struck me.
I was reading the Horror Fiction bit of Danse Macabre at the time. I read something about fear of nukes...and then I had the idea that maybe, just maybe, the town isn't 'under a dome' as such, but under a mushroom cloud. These folks, basically, can't leave town because they're all dead, don't know it, and (obviously) can't leave.

Now if that proves correct, I'm going to give up reading. Guessing the twist to popcorn BS like The Sixth Sense without seeing a frame of the film is one thing, guessing the plot and 'twist' to an entire novel without seeing a single page would be...extracting the urine.

Just hope I'm wrong, now, or it's going to be £20 almost wasted (almost, because, hey, it's still SK!). :down:

[JRM]

Well, ya know...not sure at all, but on first glance UTD is very close (perhaps too close) to The Simpsons Movie in basic idea. But that can't be - SK is way savvy enough to see what'd be over that horizon (and if he's not, there are folks who'd tell him).
So I got to thinking it'd have to depart, and I was eager to see how far and fast it moved away.
Then a possibility struck me.
I was reading the Horror Fiction bit of Danse Macabre at the time. I read something about fear of nukes...and then I had the idea that maybe, just maybe, the town isn't 'under a dome' as such, but under a mushroom cloud. These folks, basically, can't leave town because they're all dead, don't know it, and (obviously) can't leave.

Now if that proves correct, I'm going to give up reading. Guessing the twist to popcorn BS like The Sixth Sense without seeing a frame of the film is one thing, guessing the plot and 'twist' to an entire novel without seeing a single page would be...extracting the urine.

Just hope I'm wrong, now, or it's going to be £20 almost wasted (almost, because, hey, it's still SK!). :down:

If you are correct, I will laugh out loud and give you a high-five. Lol. That's a good guess. :grinning:

[DillonNelson]

Well even King says writing is like digging up a fossil, that the more or less finds you than the other way around, and we don't know how the universe works, perhaps stories really do come through unfound doors into our heads =D

Whos to say a similar story couldn't find two people?

[The Outsider]

I say go for it, Russian dude!! I've come up with similar stories to both friends and authors, and I still wrote 'em.

IMO, it's even cooler to right a story that ends up similar to someone elses (without being influenced by the similar story, that is). It's just a neat thing to do in my experience.