"Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer went public with the description of her new book. It's pretty generic but it's specific enough to scare the living shit out of me.
As part a gathering with a small group of fans in Vancouver, where the two-part film version of Breaking Dawn is shooting, Stephenie Meyer revealed some details about the as-yet-untitled novel she's reportedly working on: "It's a fantasy that takes place in another world where people are using bows and arrows and swords. There's a little bit of magic, but it's a very limited form of magic. The characters are human, and some have the ability to use magic and some don't. It's pretty dark. People die. The main character is a 17-year-old girl, and she's kind of cool."
Um, for those that don't know... that's a generic description of "The Beast Call."
Pardon me while I shit my pants.
Will this help or hurt me?
I'm sure there's 47 books out there already that could fit that description. And because yours is a book and not a screenplay, there's plenty of room for one or two more. In the end it's all about the execution. So execute well and don't worry about it. But because you're a relatively unknown writer this can only help you in my eyes. If Stephanie Meyer helps bring teenage girl fantasy (that sounds bad, doesn't it?) books to the forefront, people will clamor for more and you'll be right there, ready to feed their desire and gain new fans in the process. So in the "mortal" words of Charlie Sheen, "Winning!"
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