tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post3559081837779664670..comments2023-10-31T16:37:29.340+00:00Comments on A Salted: Magpies and shiny things.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00597852661913928616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-40882827081679767042009-05-27T20:54:04.589+01:002009-05-27T20:54:04.589+01:00Easy for me to say, but if I (a) ever had an idea ...Easy for me to say, but if I (a) ever had an idea worth stealing and (b) someone then nicked it - making themselves look brilliant and scooping up a pile of cash in the process, I would go bleedin' mental. <br /><br />I'm sorry if this sounds inflammatory, but I've read all the blog posts and it seems like there's been something of a tendency to almost tip toe around the offenders, lest they are ... what? Upset? Interrupted whilst rolling around in their ill-gotten prizemoney? Limited in their ability to slink around abusing writing groups and on-line authors? I guess it could turn ugly though, so that might be a rash thing to say.<br /><br />My feeling is, legal business aside, I'm sure a habitual plagiarizer knows EXACTLY what he or she is doing when the decision is made to use the words or ideas of someone else. How anyone can think it's OK and accept the ensuing praise is just beyond me. I can't see how it's worth it.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm in love with the design of the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books site! It's actually really cool - and I don't even like romantic fiction!kelliehttp://www.twitter.com/kelliepienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13140037.post-35418754880133629802009-05-27T01:03:47.507+01:002009-05-27T01:03:47.507+01:00Good post, Sara. And to let you know, there are pl...Good post, Sara. And to let you know, there are plans afoot, when the dust has settled over this little bit of skulduggery, to run a whole series of features right a cross the blog world, on plagiarism. Intended to be helpful to writers both new and old... on how to a void doing it. (Amazing how often the words are gabbled..."Oh. I must have done that unconsciously..."<br /><br />Yeah right. Like you dress up in yer black gear, stick on a black mask, fetch the bag marked SWAG out of the understairs cupboard and go off for a spot of gentle burglarising... unconsciously. Of course!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.com