Plagiarism is a truly appalling thing

I am not a professional writer, and probably never will be.

But I am quite proud of what I've written, and if I thought anyone else was claiming credit for it, I would be more than a bit ticked off.

(Note - yes, I quote a lot in what I do. But as far as I know I have never written something I took from someone else and claimed it as my own. I always provide sources for what I quote, unless it is really obvious who wrote it, and generally copyright info as well.

In addition, posting stories on different sites with different names sometimes causes confusion amongst readers, but generally I clear that up easily enough).

So when I found this http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=140402 and compared it to this http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/daria_vs_the_lawndale_zombies.html I was utterly appalled someone would have the balls to do it.

I am pretty sure the Daria one is the original, and that the Happy Days one is a rip off, because at one point the character of Chachi is referred to Upchuck - the only time it happens in the story. Which smacks of a sloppy cut and paste job. (Plus one of the characters sings the Lumberjack Song, which I'm sure wasn't around in Happy Days time. But that could just be crappy writing).

Now - it's possible Erin Mills and Race's Girl are the same person, in which case it isn't plagiarism, and I take it back.

But when you look at other stories Race's Girl has written, and search for phrases in them, they come up in different stories. (Captain Muscles vs The Amazons seems to be a copy of History Created and Crushed, by Nigel Preece, for example).

I admit, there isn't a lot I can do, but honestly - it does make me want to smack this Race's Girl for doing such a shitty thing.

Hmmmmm.

So - The 9th Floor seems to be turning in to HP:TNG.

Which could be good, I suppose.....

Yup!

Emily and Lucy Brown work a lot better.

Wargh!

You can't just shove in four characters for one act then never use them again. It's stupid, and people are going to notice.

So - how about we change E&B for a new Ambassador? Maybe Emily Brown... That might work?

Sidious is FINISHED!! (Again!)

I finished posting Sidious to the twin sites about three minutes ago.

Which gives me a happy.

The Ninth Floor

So - I think I may - FINALLY - have figured out how to write a political drama set in the world of Harry Potter.

My original plan was to base it on the aftermath of "Dark Lord Sidious", but since I killed almost all of the main characters during that story, there was no one left with whom the readers would be familiar enough to make a suitable story.

Instead, I am going to just write it set in a fictional universe (and at what point did I start referring to JK Rowling's world as "real"?) with almost everyone alive.

Because that way people might get more interested in the story, since they recognise more of the characters.

The question now becomes can I come up with enough to fill out a few stories without people getting bored?

Lost In Forkes

Yes folks - the long awaited sequel to "Lost In Middle Earth" is here. An epic story spanning generations, a story of love and loss, of drama and comedy, of passion and parody.

xoxox

Harry Potter and Sally-Anne Perks, now a newly married couple, had decided to take their honeymoon in Washington.

As they drove along the main street, Harry caught sight of a young couple walking along the sidewalk. He glanced at Sally, who nodded encouragingly. He smiled back, and slowly pulled the car to a halt beside them. He rolled down the window and and leaned out.

"Excuse me - could you tell me how to get to the freeway?"

"Sure" The young man grinned "Turn left at the crossroads, and it's about five miles from there"

"Thanks" Harry beamed "Have a nice day" He waved as they drove off.

Edward Cullen watched them go, then turned to Bella.

"He seemed nice"

xoxox

Thank you.

xoxox

I should add, I have spent most of the day writing reports and presentations and this just popped in to my head.