As I've got a few plot bunnies bouncing madly in my head that may, once calmed down and lined up, be enough to fill a novel, I'm wondering the usual. Has it done before and, if yes, how.
The basic story line is going to involve a bit of murder-mystery, a secret pagan society and, how could it be different, one or two young woman whose curiousity is at times only topped by their naivety. Do I need to mention lots of kinky sex? Didn't think so. But if I plan to make a novel of it, I'll of course also try to write for a market (if there is one, and if that doesn't mean to bend my arms backwards).
So far, the only erotic novel with strong pagan elements is Lizbeth Dusseau's "Pagan Dreams". I found a number of short stories on ebook sites, but not really much. Is it just an unploughed field, are werewolves and vampires simply such more erotic that nobody is interested in the topic, or am I simply once more too blind to see the forest for the trees?
All pointers to works out there that I overlooked are greatly appreciated, and I'd be equally happy to read your personal opinions.
I'd say go for it. I did a quick search on smashwords for 'wiccan' and came up with five title word matches and two hundred and some tag matches. So those are not any terribly great quantities for a site with 290,000 books on it. Most of the entries seem to be novella length (say 20K to 50K). Some seem to be short novel in length (60K to 80K). Fewer are short story length. But having a look through what's published on smashwords might give you an idea about what's out there now.
BTW - the same search on Lush returned ten matches out of about 30,000 stories. So you may be on to a lesser explored area.
I'll read it. And having been (and still kind of am) Wiccan if you have questions about Wicca I can help
even if something has been done before, go for it. It will still be your own work, with your own spin and therefore not the same as someone elses
What naughtynurse said. Stephen King did not let the existence of Dracula and it's myriad imitators/pastiches stop him from writing Salem's Lot and many horror fans including myself are glad of that. It take the classic "mysterious evil vampire moves to an unsuspecting community" story and make it a very good, modern horror novel. Yes, you want to avoid redoing something that's been done to death, but that does not mean avoiding a subject that's been done before; it does mean finding a way to put your own spin on the story.
