I’ve been working on a concept for a knitting book for a year or two now. It is something that’s never been done. I have a title and part of the proposal written. I had plans to ask several other knitters to participate.
I just found out that the same exact book is coming out this spring, down to the title, with contributions from several big-name knitters. My book will now never happen. It is too specific a topic for the market to have room for another book just like it.
I am so fucking depressed about this. It is a GREAT idea, and I shouldn’t be surprised that someone else thought of it. But damn it, I WANTED TO WRITE IT.
ACK. Suckage.
That sucks! :(
Sigh. I want to cry *for* you.
ooof, even down to the name? that’s rough. but you can rest assured that you had a great idea! :(
That sucks so much! :-(
I am so sorry.
ARGH. That’s always a fear of mine when it comes to ideas. So sorry!
As a full-time writer, I know the feeling! But, wait… you can massage it, change it, expand it, or modify it. Don’t give up!
Oh man. That really stinks. (I’m with Vicki, though… maybe it can be massaged, altered, transformed somehow…?!) Sigh. I’m so sorry!
I have had this happen with an idea and it is a crushing feeling but also indicates that you have very publishable ideas!?! I know, that doesn’t help much. It sucks.
I am so so sorry about this– it sucks.