It's been a while! I know there are many fans of this story, and it's been a whole two years since this was published and it has definitely grown and gotten so many reads, which I'm very thankful for! But something has happened that annoys me and it has compelled me to write this.
DISCLAIMER
Of course there are many similarities within our books (that I will show below) but the rest of the book is very much their creativity and i'm not here to stamp "PLAGIARISM" all over their work because there is still a possibility that it is a coincidence. HOWEVER i do disagree with stealing plots, it is common curtesy within our community. I have left a few comments on the original writer's book but to no response for a few months which is why i'm bringing it to my own page.
So in November 2019 I got this message I got this from a lovely follower whom I won't name for privacy purposes <3
OFC ill leave it slightly blurred for those who wanna see for themselves. BUT please do not send hate their way as I have explained in the intro, this may all be a coincidence.
Of course my heart dropped and I've never had something like this so I eagerly searched up the book. The book is definitely published way after mine.
(anyone else love D.O. here?)
I read through a few chapters and found very similar things going on.
You can read these and form your own opinion. Whether she read mine and intentionally stole it, or unintentionally did it, you can decide. Hers is on the top photo and mine is down below.
The highlighted area is the similar parts.
Starting with a small similarity..
The similarity here is harder to believe as a coincidence in my opinion.
aaaaand here I lost all hope... I cannot find the ability to believe that this was unintentional and a coincidence.
BOTTOM LINE
If you look at the dates that I published this, you'll see it took OVER 6 months to complete. It was my first complete book that I have ever written.
This book means a lot to me! I really poured my heart into it, and being my earliest book on this account, it is definitely not the best, but it doesn't mean that it's not a precious piece of work. Stealing ideas, plots OR EVEN JUST A FEW LINES is really upsetting, and I feel like I don't even need to explain why. I LITERALLY HAVE A WHOLE BOOK OF PLOTS that you can take (with credit) with 35 different and fresh plots.
Anyways, if the other author ever reads this:
:( I hope you didn't copy my book, and I hope this is your first time even seeing this book because I don't want to hold this claim against you.
More than anything, I appreciate every single reader and person who enjoys my writing! I'll definitely find time to write many more stories to come, even though I've been on a v long break, I am planning to resume once I graduate in NOV 2020 and hopefully with even better writing and plots <3.
Thank you all,
Z.
16 January 2020