Now, I'm fairly certain that this is not an original idea but I'd like to try and establish how much it is a generic idea, or if it's specific to a film or novel in particular. Because, y'know, I don't want to be sued.
I'm trying to keep swearing out of a book for MYs yet the idea of my main character (an egotistical, ambitious rat) being a little teeny bit prone to rage is generating more humour than I can resist. Often, for ironic purposes only you understand, when I swear I simply do the fist-shakey-in-the-air cry of 'Curses!' I'd like my MC to adopt this trait but is it something recognisably associated with another character? I'm sure I probably developed the habit from somewhere. Worse case scenario is that it's from Pinky and the Brain - I am trying very hard to distance my work from this (because I want to be original!)
Of course if it's cliched or common then I will come up with something more original but...I don't know, I just have a fondness for the idea.
I'm trying to keep swearing out of a book for MYs yet the idea of my main character (an egotistical, ambitious rat) being a little teeny bit prone to rage is generating more humour than I can resist. Often, for ironic purposes only you understand, when I swear I simply do the fist-shakey-in-the-air cry of 'Curses!' I'd like my MC to adopt this trait but is it something recognisably associated with another character? I'm sure I probably developed the habit from somewhere. Worse case scenario is that it's from Pinky and the Brain - I am trying very hard to distance my work from this (because I want to be original!)
Of course if it's cliched or common then I will come up with something more original but...I don't know, I just have a fondness for the idea.
