Episode 7: The myth of original premises: Embrace similarities

What do you do when you discover a concept that is similar to your work in progress?

Have you ever come up with a great premise for a story and then discovered that it already exists?

It may be discouraging at first, but we actually think this can be a good thing.

Today, we discuss why we think you should embrace the similarities between your work and others.

Call to Action Responses

Dani Martinek responded to Bob Sáenz’s Call to Action from Episode 3—Go outside and write a log line about the first thing you see. You can learn more about Dani here.

Hey Jon Meyers

You can read Emily’s poem about today’s secret topic here. To learn more about today’s topic, go here.

Call to Action

What works are similar to yours that you can use as comp titles when pitching to agents or producers?

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