I’m in shock on my Facebook and Twitter feeds today. I was just packing my bags for my vacation when I read Courtney Milan’s post. I’ve pulled the boxed set down I put together with Cristiane Serruya already. I don’t know either of these ladies personally. I know Courtney has spoken at RWA conferences I attended and her presentations are AMAZING. I know Cristiane from when we both won Kindle Scout with our books. I worked with Cristiane through the years as we talked marketing ALOT, but today’s unfolding events is that you don’t live anyone’s life but your own. I don’t know anything. But plagiarism is a horrible thing. Some sites take longer than others to take down sets, but I unpublished the free valentine in this past hour.
I’m going back to packing for my trip, BUT I can guarantee I wrote out every word of my own manuscripts. All I can guarantee is my own work, as that’s the only thing I do everyday…
What happens beyond that and other people, I will quote Jon Snow with the ‘I know nothing’ but I won’t be involved with the idea of plagiarism in any way. I like to follow the golden rule ‘do onto others.’
And I wouldn’t want anyone to plagiarize from me which is why the free Valentine is now down.
