Writing “My Immortal” in 2006 when nothing quite like it had ever been written before, is a (possibly unintentional) stroke of genius. Writing “My Immortal” after it’s already been written is worthless.
I’m reminded of my previous comment back on an unrelated subreddit talking about the Eye of Argon. Obviously that wasn’t as structural insane as My Immortal but I think the same principle holds to a degree:
“With a decent editor and several further drafts it could have been a solid, fun, entirely forgettable Conan pastiche. Instead, it’s the Eye of Argon.”
Writing “My Immortal” in 2006 when nothing quite like it had ever been written before, is a (possibly unintentional) stroke of genius. Writing “My Immortal” after it’s already been written is worthless.
I’m reminded of my previous comment back on an unrelated subreddit talking about the Eye of Argon. Obviously that wasn’t as structural insane as My Immortal but I think the same principle holds to a degree:
“With a decent editor and several further drafts it could have been a solid, fun, entirely forgettable Conan pastiche. Instead, it’s the Eye of Argon.”