So is this supposed to be a sequel to Dreamscape?
Because the title and plot seem very similar.
shareThis one sounds more like a detective story but using the same basic science fictional concept. I tried, but I can't find any direct connection between this and Dreamscape, other than the similar titles and concept. Once a gimmick makes it into the science fiction lexicon (egs. time travel, esp, generation ships, laser rifles, etc.) it inspires all sorts of other stories using the same gimmick, especially if its a good gimmick. Dreamscape wasn't even the first story to use that gimmick, but it may have been the first one to appear on film. Some of the best gimmicks occasionally make their way into real devices eventually (like virual reality, robots, cell phones, prosthetics, etc.)
I can't track down who actually said it first (one source said it was Oscar Wilde, another that it was Mark Twain), but here's a quote that I love: "Good writers borrow, great writers steal".
can't track down who actually said it first (one source said it was Oscar Wilde, another that it was Mark Twain), but here's a quote that I love: "Good writers borrow, great writers steal".
It was Oscar Wilde paraphrasing TS Eliot. Mark Twain, a master of irony, used it to illustrate the point that nothing is created in a vacuum.
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Good to know ). I love the quote, and I use it a lot. Plagiarism does exist, but most of the time it's just a case of two different writers being inspired by similar or the same source. Some ideas are just too good for only one story.
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