My MG has a scene in it where the MC runs away to an RV that is in his neighbor's yard. I even called my mom, who has an RV, to see if this would be possible, and what systems would run quietly enough so that it wouldn't be noticed. A few months after I finished the book, there was a news story about a 13 year old who had run away, only to be found a few days later in - you guessed it - his neighbor's RV. I figured that people would think I copied the story, but I swear, I thought of it first!
The newest YA that I just finished has a scene where the bad guy hacks into the university computer system and "sells" better grades to his frat brothers (and gives bad grades to our heroine). I open the SF Chronicle today to see a story, yup, on two guys who just got convicted for hacking into a university computer system and selling better grades to their friends.
Once is a coincidence - twice is a conspiracy. Would all of the newsmakers please get out of my computer!
On this date: In 1983 the Martin Luther King holiday is declared.
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That's why I write paranormal. If any of the stuff that happens in my books ever appeared on the news, we'd all be in really big trouble.
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