How did Gregory Maguire get away with it and his Wicked? I'm pretty deep, like almost 35,000 words in deep, of a story idea I got after watching Disney's Aladdin a few months ago. What started out as a simple dust bunny that needed to get flushed out for fun- how Jefar came across Iago- I went a little overboard and started, well, from the start, and gave Jefar a background and a history. Now it's this whole new story that I'm rather proud of. I was trying to research to what extent I could mess around with the settings and keep it away from the clutches of Disney's copyright but still keep it the same. I'm pretty much wondering how can I make it clear it's Disney's Jefar but without it being Disney's Jefar. Confused? So am I.
Oh, and I found this series called "Twisted Tales" where someone of course beat me to the punch. They are really short, and certainly G rated, retelling of the Disney movies but with a twist (sorta, because the hero still has to win in the end) and are written rather dully, IMHO. Mine is certainly not YA, with lots of discussion about politics, 14th century life styles in The Persian Empire, questionable morals and treatment of others, all while having it tinted with dark magic. Just like good ol' Maguire's Elphaba.
So pretend I finish this novel and I want to get it published. How can I do so if it's about R rated Disney based characters?
Oh, and I found this series called "Twisted Tales" where someone of course beat me to the punch. They are really short, and certainly G rated, retelling of the Disney movies but with a twist (sorta, because the hero still has to win in the end) and are written rather dully, IMHO. Mine is certainly not YA, with lots of discussion about politics, 14th century life styles in The Persian Empire, questionable morals and treatment of others, all while having it tinted with dark magic. Just like good ol' Maguire's Elphaba.
So pretend I finish this novel and I want to get it published. How can I do so if it's about R rated Disney based characters?