Who's seen Treasure Planet?
'nuff said.
When I first got the idea for my book, it took place in the 1600's. Then I watched Treasure Planet and realized I had to change EVERYTHING. With the canon from that movie, I could keep the style I wanted while adding some cool stuff and giving myself room to make things up.
My other major influence is John Flanagan. His Ranger's Apprentice series and, more importantly, Brotherband series gave me great inspiration for characters and relationships and variations of people.
So I was sitting there with my pirate story watching Treasure Planet when Isaac walked into my skull. I showed him what I was watching and gave him a plan layout for what I had planned. After all was said I looked at him and asked, "Space Pirates?". His response, "Space Pirates."
I've never watched Treasure Planet--Anthony watched it once and I fell asleep. Guess I'll have to give it another go!
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