Sources for Plagiarists' Excuses

And this post is a follow-up to Plagiarists Say the Darnedest Things. The excuses I listed are pretty unbelievable, but, like I said, I can’t make this stuff up. (I can and did, however, add snark.)

Please note I consider readers to be victims, also, but refrained from listing them.

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Plagiarist: Janet Dailey

Victim: Nora Roberts

Sources:

• Stolen Kisses
• Romance novelist Janet Dailey apologizes for plagiarizing
• Meaningless apologies, disowned selves

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Plagiarist: Cassie Edwards

Victims: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Tolmé, Oliver La Farge, and many dead writers who cannot fight for their work

Sources:

• Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: start here
• Dear Author: start here and don’t skip this one
• Move Over, ‘Meerkat Manor’
• Publisher Reviewing Plagiarism Claims

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Plagiarist: Lanaia Lee

Victim: David Gemmell

Sources:

• Top 10 Tips for Plagiarists
• Plagiarist and collaborator refused to admit wrong-doing and resorted to wiccan threats
• Author warns others of scam

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Plagiarist: Kaavya Viswanathan

Victims: Meg Cabot, Sophie Kinsella, Megan McCafferty, Salman Rushdie

Sources:

• Generation Xerox
• Harvard Novelist Says Copying Was Unintentional
• Harvard novelist’s book deal canceled

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