Moral Dilemmas as a writer - Page 2

Answer · 04-15-2014, 08:06 PM

I've got a battle coming up Saturday, and I wrote my verse a couple weeks ago. I happened to be looking at live battles online and I saw someone use the exact same concept that I had already written and planned to use in my upcoming match, I figured whatever...it sucks, but my concept is actually a personal that's relevant to my opponent, it's slightly different and worded better, it's only the wordplay that's the same

but then it happened again. I watched a different battle and once again, one of the concepts I already wrote and planned to use was used in a match.

If it's in a text battle, it's whatever. I can just scrap the damn line and come up with a new one...but I've taken my time to memorize everything as it is, and I actually have schemes revolving around these lines. The set-up lines aren't just filler like they would be in text, they actually have punches in them that rhyme with my closing bars, so I reaaallllyyy don't want to redo my verses.

but on the other hand, i don't like knowing that my shit has been used before and that I could potentially be called a biter for it. The worst part is that if I had never watched those battles, I would've never known. ANY line of mine that I've ever written could've been used by someone at some point. And I know people say 'there's no such thing as a concept that hasn't been done' but where do you draw the line?

I know @Baron Mynd battles a lot - 2 cents?

04-15-2014, 08:06 PM	#1
Answer He / Him / His Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,701 Battle Record: 20-1 Champed - Summer Classic IX - Netcees Battle League - Fight night 15 Rep Power: 14633673	Moral Dilemmas as a writer I've got a battle coming up Saturday, and I wrote my verse a couple weeks ago. I happened to be looking at live battles online and I saw someone use the exact same concept that I had already written and planned to use in my upcoming match, I figured whatever...it sucks, but my concept is actually a personal that's relevant to my opponent, it's slightly different and worded better, it's only the wordplay that's the same but then it happened again. I watched a different battle and once again, one of the concepts I already wrote and planned to use was used in a match. If it's in a text battle, it's whatever. I can just scrap the damn line and come up with a new one...but I've taken my time to memorize everything as it is, and I actually have schemes revolving around these lines. The set-up lines aren't just filler like they would be in text, they actually have punches in them that rhyme with my closing bars, so I reaaallllyyy don't want to redo my verses. but on the other hand, i don't like knowing that my shit has been used before and that I could potentially be called a biter for it. The worst part is that if I had never watched those battles, I would've never known. ANY line of mine that I've ever written could've been used by someone at some point. And I know people say 'there's no such thing as a concept that hasn't been done' but where do you draw the line? I know @Baron Mynd battles a lot - 2 cents?