HELP - In need of advice

[donutsweeper]

My bigbang is nearing the 11,000 word mark and I was about to begin to drop hints to what the alien menace was, except now I have a problem.  I just read the Torchwood book  Another Life, and while it's not exactly the alien storyline I was going for there are plenty of similarities.  I don't know what to do.  Should I:

1- Write it the way I planned and hope no one notices the similarities or accuses me of copying the book's premise?

2- Try to figure out a way to rewrite the alien menace to limit the similarities as much as possible?

3- Give up, since there is no way to alter the story to the point that there aren't some basic similarities or assumptions?

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

Well, there are a limited number of places to hide a spaceship, really, and underwater seems like a good place.

And if I was trying to land a ship with not enough power/fuel/whatever, better to hit the water than the ground, I'd think. If it's good enough for NASA, it's good enough for me. *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

ah, very true.

sorry for panicking and bothering everyone there

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

Pfft, you're not bothering anybody. Nothing at all to apologize for. It sucks about the book, it really does, but I really do think continuing as you've started is just fine.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thanks

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

You're very welcome. Any time!