Should I scrap my book?
I’ve started writing my first book, and I’m about a quarter of the way through my first draft. I just watched “Into the Wild” (2007) for the first time after seeing it in my recommendations. After watching it, I realized my book is extremely similar, although it’s not based on a true story like the movie. There are some differences—my main character is female, and I don’t plan on having her die at the end—but it still follows a very similar storyline.
Should I scrap it? I was thinking of having it published someday in the distant future, but I don’t want it to seem like I just copied another book because I didn’t. I also don’t really want to change what I have in mind for my book. Thoughts?