Hope this isn’t a weird thing to post about. I like to write in my free time, and have started working on a project recently that started off as a rewrite of EAH. It was just a fanfiction idea at first, but now I’ve been making massive changes to the characters appearances, names, backstories and other aspects about them. And now I’m wondering if I should just make an original story inspired by EAH, or if it’s too derivative?
While I am changing the characters a lot, I really enjoy the worldbuilding and plot of the original series, and can’t think of what I would change to make it better. I like the conflict around signing the storybook of legends, and the order of events in general. I’m still very new to writing, so these things don’t come naturally to me. I don’t know. Do you think I should just write a fanfiction or try to change the story so that it’s not directly ripping off certain plot points?
Also, sorry if this is vague, I’m mostly in the early drafting stage right now, so nothing is really set in stone. I’ve been trying to take inspiration from other fantasy-inspired media like Twisted Wonderland as well to make it more unique, I’m just not sure if it’s enough. Thank you :)