I imagine some of you have seen a story called 'A New Dawn' by one raidensokwl. If any one has seen my work it is blatantly obvious that his story has an unsettling number of similarities in both wording and plot points. I will state for the record I NEVER gave him permission to copy 'and crudely alter' my work.
I am very proud of my work, I spent a lot of time crunching over words and planning out exactly how the story will go. This is MY idea, this is MY unique contribution to this site. So when somebody takes this story, roughly changes the words and a few paragraphs around with a copypasta, it is a knife to the heart of my pride as a writer.
So lets put it in simple terms. Plagiarists are not writers, they are thieves. It is the sure sign of a mind lacking in creativity and respect when they resort to capitalizing on someone else's work for unearned attention. If raidensokwl is capable of this thievery, it puts doubt in my mind if his other stories have any creative legitimacy whatsoever.
In conclusion: plagiarism is the ultimate disrespect to an author, and this trespass against my work deeply upset me. If you are reading this raidensokwl, I urge you to take down 'A New Dawn' and plan your own unique story, as it harms your own credibility as surely as it has harmed me.
A/N: A New Dawn has been taken down. I thank raidensokwl for doing the right thing. But this note will remain, to discourage any who would try to benefit from my work without my consent. Let me make it further clear that I will NEVER give permission to anyone to use my work to jumpstart their own stories, because I believe that such a thing murders of ones creative drive in the end.
I am glad that this matter is closed. And I wish raidensokwl the best of luck in creating another story - which I hope will originate purely from the scope of his own imagination.
