tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4553602482369056967..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Don't Let Plagiarism Kill Your CareerDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-26767196347369359802019-03-22T17:44:36.871-06:002019-03-22T17:44:36.871-06:00Obviously she did. I'm always shocked that fol...Obviously she did. I'm always shocked that folks think they can lift great amounts of work from other writers and get away with it.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55545217456876534302019-03-20T17:13:10.363-06:002019-03-20T17:13:10.363-06:00Roberts and numerous other others were plagiarized...Roberts and numerous other others were plagiarized in this latest Serruya debacle. I'm surprised you didn't pick up on that - Nora Roberts has several rebuttals on her blog about it. I don't think she's playing nice this time.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4637819141778154242019-03-20T17:10:44.367-06:002019-03-20T17:10:44.367-06:00Looks like there might be some lawsuits pending wi...Looks like there might be some lawsuits pending with Serruya. I think she messed with the wrong people this time!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90397121502993301572019-03-20T08:48:17.512-06:002019-03-20T08:48:17.512-06:00I'd forgotten about the Roberts/Daily issue. W...I'd forgotten about the Roberts/Daily issue. When that happened, I was shocked that Daily got away with that lame excuse.<br />Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-46632692472668281352019-03-20T08:45:24.539-06:002019-03-20T08:45:24.539-06:00Good points, Linda. When story is reduced to the s...Good points, Linda. When story is reduced to the simplest elements, they are all very much the same. And you are right about how the characters react to those elements is what makes each story unique, or relatively unique. :-)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13767062320134127972019-03-19T20:01:52.610-06:002019-03-19T20:01:52.610-06:00Great post, Maryann. I did know about the Dailey p...Great post, Maryann. I did know about the Dailey plagiarism. Can't imagine anyone copying Nora Roberts. Serruya was a Kindle Scout winner, as was I. I wondered how she wrote so many books so fast. Ghost writers. Who knew?Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56613882476119865502019-03-19T13:22:53.721-06:002019-03-19T13:22:53.721-06:00Didn't realize a similar plagiarism kerfuffle ...Didn't realize a similar plagiarism kerfuffle happened with Nora Robert's books being plagiarized by Janet Dailey. Dailey blamed it on a psychological disorder. It probably happened more often than we knew before the internet. Probably happens twice as often with the invention of the e-book. Then there are endless remakes and interpretations of existing books, which could be viewed as stealing other writers' story worlds, characters, scenes, etc. Writing books is hard work. You can invest two or more years on one product. To have someone steal it, or parts of it, is beyond the pale.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19300735358837053652019-03-19T11:28:22.693-06:002019-03-19T11:28:22.693-06:00Story ideas are one thing, the treatment of a topi...Story ideas are one thing, the treatment of a topic quite another. Only so many general topics are available to writers; what makes the difference is a story's perspective on a topic. Take the romance genre, for example. Girl meets boy. Each is interested in the other. Conflict arises. Conflict is overcome. They live happily ever after. While this is an over simplification, it makes a point. I have read numerous romances, and they all follow a similar pattern. Differences lie in character development, time period, locale, dialogue, varied experiences, and unique expression. Genre rules are quite different from lifting word-for-word passages from another's piece without the benefit of attribution. Writing is hard work, and every author's efforts deserve the respect of other writers——that includes not plagiarizing it. This is a great post, Maryann, one we all need to file as a reminder to respect the works of others the way we want ours respected. Borrowing the words/passages of another writer and presenting them as our own is nothing short of theft.Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-23467761431746061602019-03-19T10:10:51.258-06:002019-03-19T10:10:51.258-06:00Excellent article, Maryann. I'm always appalle...Excellent article, Maryann. I'm always appalled to hear these stories, wondering how on earth a writer could think this is okay. Even more astounding is a writer thinking he or she won't get caught. <br /><br />Using the software sounds like a good idea for all writers, but it seems unlikely accidental plagiarism would include more than a short phrase or a sentence. Longer passages have to be deliberate stealing.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.com