I once stumbled across a book that seemed eerily familiar. It was published years ago, but it was my first time reading it. Needless to say, I couldn’t believe the similarities to a story of mine. The most disturbing “coincidence” was the opening scene and how the hero and heroine met. There were even similar character names. I was so disturbed I had to put the book down and stop reading for fear of what other “similarities” I might discover.

Our voices were vastly different, and while our heroes had similar backgrounds, there were noticeable dissimilarities in terms of character temperament, goals and tone. However, even with that, I was still left with a big knot in my stomach every time I thought about it. I guess King Solomon was right. All is vanity and there really isn’t anything new under the sun.

Have you ever encountered a story doppelganger?