Plagiarism
It has come to my attention that somebody has blatantly plagiarized my one-shot "Initiation" with the exception of a few (crass) lines at the end of the piece (which I think was totally unnecessary, but hey, why ask the original author what she thought? Seems like this "author" [and I use this term loosely] didn't).
Not only do I not appreciate it, I am severely pissed the fuck off.
And I mean pissed.
I wrote this piece in order to improve my writing but also to share some a cute little scenario involving Stephanie Meyer's character. I expressed that the characters I was using and the concept of the shapeshifters belong to Stephanie Meyers and wrote my own scenarios for them. Foolishly, I thought that fellow authors here on Fan Fiction would not only respect the ownership of Stephanie Meyer's creation, (no matter how much you loathe a character, you still understand that it's her character), but would respect that my written work is just that, my written work.
Aside from being extremely upset that this author has blatantly copied my work without my permission, (plus they left my title in their document while assigning a new title in the archive which I think is hilarious and shows their stupidity. If you're going to copy someone's work [which you shouldn't no matter the circumstance] you should at least have the brains to TAKE THE ORIGINAL TITLE OFF OF THE PLAGIARIZED WORK! (God, it pains me to know that an idiot plagiarized my work [and no, I don't care if I offend them with that statement]).
In light of this development, there be a new disclaimer posted in my profile detailing the exact conditions of all my writing products.
And unlike some authors, I'm actually going to acknowledge and give credit to the author for any characters/plots/concepts/and any other affiliation my works have to their original author.
I am severely disappointed for Fan Fiction allowing this type of behavior and I'm disappointed that there are people in this world who think it's right for them to copy another's work.
I just want to say a big thank-you to those who know my work and have not only alerted me of this horrible act but have supported me and my writing.
Thank you to everyone who knows that my work is my work and has respected that.
Luci-Marlena
Oh, and before I forget.
Disclaimer: All of the characters, concepts, and anything affiliated with the Twilight saga belong to (their rightful owner) Stephanie Meyer. The rest of the work belongs to me and should not be copied in any way, including translations, without my explicit consent.
In other words, the words are mine. Don't copy them.
Have a nice day.