As a wildlife writer, this strikes me as a sin worse than any plagiarism.
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Posted By: SheilaE @ 03/21/2008 1:55:56 PM
Comment: Though it seems a bit unfair to stereotype all romance novels as "trashy", I can't fault the writer for sharing their own opinion, espeically if that opinion is based off of what was just read out of that novel. That was terrible! But, it is also not reflective of romance novels of today. Many of romance novels today are written by well educated and/or trained people. Many doctors and attorneys write romance these days. It just isn't the same genre it was back when Edwards started writing romance.
I think the author here should be given kudos for being able to laugh it off .
I also think that Cassie Edwards should have at least apologized when the author called her. It's one thing to be ignorant of the law, but another to be ignorant of simple etiquette. My 6 year old know when she owes an apology!
I felt sorry for Edwards. She got crucified online. I hope she has learned a valuable lesson. I'm sure there are a lot of people who learned from her very media-visible mistake.
Posted By: Xavienne @ 03/01/2008 1:40:36 PM
Comment: You're going to call him out as ignorant after someone plagiarizes his work and then claims they didn't know they had to quote source?
Oh, and FYI? Just because something sells well, doesn't mean it's good, nor classy. Uggs and Crocs are prime examples of this.
Posted By: jacywilder @ 02/19/2008 6:03:17 PM
Comment: For someone who writes non-fiction research related pieces, this piece was certainly not researched. Call romance what you will but it is almost 55% of the paperback market. With those kind of numbers your comments only make you seem small and ignorant.