Ah, this warms the cockles of my black little heart...

[wordinista]

Because I'm a geek like that, I've been following this story for a while. This article makes me a happy Bunneh.

I mean, really.  People bust their fucking asses to write something original, and a plagiarist gets a $500,000 two-novel book deal?  I don't think so.

I think the thing that bugs me most about plagiarists is that they seem to think everyone around them is dumber than a box of rocks.  They insult the intelligence of everyone around them.  I mean, all the way from my students (kids who could barely string together a coherent sentence for in-class writings suddenly compose papers worthy of publication -- riiiiiiiiight) to fanfic plagiarists (copying off other ficcers AND published works -- and they think no one will notice), and now this.

How in the HELL did she think no one would pick up on this?!?!

For that matter -- why hadn't anyone noticed SOONER?

(And, dude, if I were one of her professors, I'd be going through her assignments with a fine-toothed comb.  If you've got balls enough to plagiarize something like The Princess Diaries for a $500,000 book deal, you've got more than enough balls to plagiarize essays and research papers.)

Comments

[emrlddragon.livejournal.com]

I agree, it's good to watch a plagiarist get it so publicly. Lord knows anyone who has slaved over every word of an original piece is happy.

I can't help but wonder about the publishing industry lately though. Between James Fry's "Million Little Pieces," The two suits over the "De Vince Code," and now this, you'd think they would be a little bit more careful about what they put out there.