Inadvertently Butchered

[jethrien]

I've got one story, an urban fantasy piece, making the rounds that has gotten comments that it's a bit too like the Dresden Files. Another one, a classic fantasy, just got rejected with the note that the sidekick is too similar to Bob the Skull.

The really annoying thing? I wrote both of these before I ever read a Jim Butcher book!

Comments

[firynze.livejournal.com]

True, but at the same time, I feel as though sometimes editors are looking for a reason to just blow through and keep going. Some things ARE too derivative; other times, they seem to want an excuse for why they don't like a piece.