What Makes A Write (un)Original?

Discussion and Opinion.

Since the beginning of writing, we've been given various ideas on which we base our writes. Love, heartbreaks, romance, erotica, children, horror, serial killings, humour, and a lot more others. 

What makes a writing style unique is not what you have as an idea, but on the way how you present it. There have been numerous of us writing romantic stuff but only few make it accountable to the reader. The idea itself is stale or unoriginal but should we stop writing romance? Should be that we present new ways to portray it. 

Same goes for any serial killings as the main factor in a novel. We've seen those countless times in movies/novels but that doesn't lessen its charms, rather it's the writer's skills which adds creativity to it (that is if the writer has creativity).

So, the end point: none of the ideas we write on are original but neither are they unoriginal. 

Be creative. Originality stems itself. 

Author's Note

This is probably an opening for a debate. Feel free to come up with a counterargument. I would love to hear them. And... don't take it personally ;)

Reviews

[BBP]

Yumna, this was not original! :) hahahahahaha

So true, its like saying that the love of your life really isn't special because people have already fallen in love.

That the spaghetti at a diner is the same as a little old lady making it in Italy.

Everything can have a unique twist, just like people all have unique taste.

Without all of that our world be a boring f*****g place!!!!!!!!!!

[matrixmark]

Funny but True.

Mark.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I thought so that you would say that 😂😂
Well it's a garbled mixture of conversations and comments between me, Mark and you lol so of course it's not 'original' 😛😂

And yes! I totally agree. Interesting point! Let's stop falling in love because it's so unoriginal hahaha

Thank you, Bev, for adding your thoughts here! I appreciate it 😊

[BBP]

You knew I would!!!!! hahahahaha

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Yeah I think I know at least you hahah 😛😂

[matrixmark]

The points in this piece are all very valid. EVERYTHING has been done before and it is up to the writer to put a new spin on things throughout the story. Just like you say - 'What makes a writing style unique is not what you have as an idea, but on the way how you present it.-' So very true.
It is all about presentation and the writers creativity to create a STORY which has never been told before. A chapter here and there will not matter - its all the other chapters that matter and how they unfold and in what way.
I do watch MANY films and read COUNTLESS books and do see many things the same from one book/movie to the next BUT the thing which keeps me going is the CREATIVITY of the STORY.
I too agree with Ahseks points down below.

I agree with this line too -' rather it's the writer's skills which adds creativity to it (that is "if" the writer has creativity).'

Good piece. Very well said.

Mark.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Ahh, Mark, I was hoping you at least would argue 😛 lol jk
Thank you for seconding me here.
Creativity is the key otherwise writing is a full stop 😉😊

[matrixmark]

lol.
Not a problem. It's so very true with what you say.

Creativity is the keyword.

Mark.

[andrew mitchell]

yes an idea is borrowed or built from another's idea or thoughts in the quest of human's trying to be better.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

So true, Andrew. Thank you for your thoughts here :)

[andrew mitchell]

you are welcome its the tip of an iceberg in this write for debate lol.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

hah yeah that it is. I'm more looking for counterargument ;P would be fun :p

[Tony Jordan]

You're looking a fight Yumna !!
Naughty...lol

[Tony Jordan]

I challenge you - to come up with something entirely original and let us have a pop at it !! lmao

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hahah yeah I am looking for it lol seems like I found one to fight with 😂
*draws sword* oops *pen* 😂😂😂

[Tony Jordan]

En guarde - *draws H-U-G-E claymore* lol
Do you think that you are condoning plagiarism in a way?

[andrew mitchell]

don't succumb yummakay to knight sir tony jordan win alot, look what happened to guinevere!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Ahem actually the opposite lol

[Tony Jordan]

Hahah - a gentlesquire has come to your rescue Yumna lol (or mines...more like ....lol)

read moreHahah - a gentlesquire has come to your rescue Yumna lol (or mines...more like ....lol)

xDD

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Don't worry Andrew.. I know for a fact this knight here has a rusty sword 😂😂
He can't fight for long lol 😛

[andrew mitchell]

lol how is mordred doing?

[Tony Jordan]

I just bought 'sword Viagra' off of Amazon. So tremble wench !! haha
Need any sword-viagra A.M.?

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Errm you lost me somewhere after lol 😛

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hahaha how cowardly of you Sir Tony. You can't even take a little girl without a sword 😂😂

[Tony Jordan]

he who fights and runs away - lives to fight another day ...

[Tony Jordan]

(and he who writes a wee verse justifying cowardice is still chicken) haha

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I fear YumnaKay you miss the 'point' of Tony's sword!

[Tony Jordan]

Lol - for once John, I'm glad some of my words have been lost in translation. xD

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Oh lol it's 2 against 1 haha 😛

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha it is not the sword but the swordsman that counts!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Oh yeah that's why the swordless swordsman went off to buy a new sword haha 😂😂😂

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha! Well spotted!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Of course! I know his tactics 😉😂

[andrew mitchell]

But has he got a gun?

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Probably without bullets 😉😂

[Kesha]

Lol I actually agree to this, everything in life has already been written/documented, even if you think it's the best Idea in the world, you are not the first person to think of it! You're right, it's how you present it that makes it unique! Your writing style has to be unique to be considered different. My novel I'm working on is on a serial killer, not original at all, but it's how I write about it that makes it different. Thanks for this Yumna. 😊 I'm off to bed, it's 3am here.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

hahah yeah makes me think we steal the ideas lol
thank you for adding your thoughts here, Kesha. I appreciate it. Sleep tight ;)

[Tony Jordan]

You're in good company with you ponderings on this subject Yumna
Here is a quote from a letter by Mark Twain on the subject -
"...a considerable part of every book is an unconscious plagiarism of some previous book. There is no sin about it. If there were, and it were of the deadly sort, it would eventually be necessary to restrict hell to authors -- and then enlarge it. "
- letter to editor of Grants Pass Observer dated April 2, 1887. Reprinted in The Morning Oregonian, May 4, 1910, p. 10.

[Tony Jordan]

sorry for just dipping my sword in and out ...lol

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Oh seeing that you couldn't win the fight here, you decided to concede by agreeing haha 😂 lol jk
Thank you. This is an excellent quote, Tony.

[Tony Jordan]

I dont think any sane person could argue against the proposal.
Welcome my dear friend :))

[Tony Jordan]

If I know you though - you do nothing by halves and so you will have constructed a valid counter-argument just so you could formulate responses to it if anyone brought them to light so perhaps you could illustrate some counter arguments and we can see if there is any merit in them...??
:))

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hahahahah you know me well! 😛
I would have done exactly that 😂
But still, I would have liked if there was one person who didn't agree. You never know, Tony 😉

[Tony Jordan]

Its early days. The ink's barely dry on the original posting...
:))

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Yeah true that! Though I might forget my points by the time one comes haha 😛

[Tony Jordan]

Women - like elephants - never forget
*okay I'm sooo dead now*
lol

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Oh did I stamp on you? Haha 😛😂

[Tony Jordan]

mmm..
>squeak!

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Lmao makes me think I'm a giantess as compared to you 😛😂

[Kesha]

I wake up and check my WC & I'm here thinking "wtf, why is there 13 comments somewhere?" Lmao should've known it was you two 😂😂

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Hahahahah sorry Kesha! Got carried away lol 😛😂😂

[Tony Jordan]

Sorry Ahsek...It's Yumna - she always has to get the last word in. !
Were you worried? lol ...aww...(hugs)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Oh no it's not me! It's Tony who leaves when he sees a lost fight haha 😂

[Tony Jordan]

See Ahsek ...like I said... has to get the last word in.. but I'll give her that, this time.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Nah not even this time 😛😉

[Tony Jordan]

there...now you've had the last word my dear Yumna.
I hope you're happy...

[Dr. YumnaKay]

You have no idea how happy! Just look at Olaf to guess 😂😂😂

[Tony Jordan]

lol - now THAT's 'Happy'
:D

[Kesha]

Lol you guys are hilarious. Now I've got the last word Yumna ;)

[Tony Jordan]

haha - well played Ahsek...
:)

[Kesha]

Haha thank you