SilverWook said:
and George ended up nicking the idea.
Fixed that for you. Even Dave the main show runner for the Clone Wars told him, "But...you killed him. Remember?"
While I highly doubt George has ever bothered to get into the Star Wars novels. It's a pretty safe bet he gets a kick out of the comics. What with his incorporating Aayla Secura into AOTC and the throw away line about Quinlan Vos in ROTS.