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Question: Who thinks that my story idea is too cliche!?
Ok, here's the basic plot:
-all the people on Earth are dead except for one girl (I don't know yet how she survived out of everyone else)
-all her life she has the power of teleportation, so she likes to teleport to different countries (mainly Egypt)
-there are vampires after her, but they can only come out at night, they CAN'T read minds, and they do not have superhuman strength (I haven't figured out yet why they are after her)
-in order to get away from them she has to teleport to other places and hide so the vampires can't find her

Ok now that I'm looking at it, it seems kinda stupid to me now!. I know I have a lot to work on, but I just want opinions anyway!.

And please don;t give me any ideas on how to expand it because I want to get all the ideas and write it all on my own!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
It's a little cliched but does that really matter!? As long as it's well written and interesting, who cares!?
You know what they say, it's the journey that matters not the destination!. So it doesn't matter if it's all been done before as long as you do it in your own way!.

The vampires, I'm assuming they drink blood!. What else can they do!? Because otherwise if she can teleport anywhere how would they ever be able to catch or trap her!? It'd be like carnivore trying to catch Superman!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To be honest it sounds like your trying to combine the plots from two different stories (Z is for Zacharia and Jumper) and throwing in some vampires for good measure because that seems to be the hip story idea!.

If you want to write, then go for it but that's my opinion of what you have described here and honest don't think I'd have interest in reading it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Since I've never heard anything like it, it can't be cliche!. It's not cliche at all - it's unique!.

I know you don't want help, but one reason vampires are going to be after her is that they will be hungry, since she's the ,ast human left!.

It's an interesting premise on which to base a story, but you have to come up with a point to it, the actual story itself!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

not here to be mean!. keep working on other ideas!. it really depends on how you write it! so if the plot is cliche and corny, but your story telling is great, then you're okay!.

in my opinion though for now, its like I AM LEGEND, TWILIGHT, JUMPER , 30 DAYS OF NIGHTS put together!.

like i said, it all depends on how you write the story!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

It sounds like you went to the movies a lot this last year!.

One part I am Legend

One part whatever that stupid teleporter movie was (I can remember a movie poster of him on top of the Sphinx, which just happens to be in Egypt)

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it sounds like you took it straight from i am legend and made the male character female!. maybe you could try and direct it away from the movie's themes with a few plot twists etc!. i dunno!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Its so I am Legend!. Its would come out as a bit of cliche but cliche's depends on how you writeWww@QuestionHome@Com

Nah, not cliche!. Original, and sweet, definitely not cliche!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

You don't want "opinions," you want us just to answer if it's cliched!?

OK!. No!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Its not Cliche- i haven't heard of it before!. Write what You like and then when its finished put it out for the crowds to read!. IF they like it they'll tell you if they don't, well you get the picture!.!.

Now sticking up for the questioner: Don't have a go at her if you think it was copied off of I Am Legend!. Guess what!. anyone seen 28 days later!? I Am Legend was a copy off the original 28 Days Later with a well known actor and a location change from england to America thrown in!.

If you haven't got a worthwhile answer DON'T!.Www@QuestionHome@Com