Breakaway

by The Sauce Man

"I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly; though it's not easy to tell you goodbye. Make a wish, take a chance, make a change. Out of the darkness and into the sun, I won't forget the place I come from; Make a wish, take a chance, make a change, and break away." First in The Road to Home series.

20. Short Message

I have some baaaaaaaaaad news for y'all.

I've been plagiarised.

I wrote Smiling through a Monday last year to get myself started in the Beyblade fandom, and since then it's taken off.

Some people get jealous.

Some people get greedy.

Somebody took it and claimed it as their own.

She allegedly 'put in her own characters' and 'added some chapters' and says she is going to publish it for profit - her profit, not mine.

I want you to know that I'm the original writer of Smiling through a Monday and if anyone says otherwise, it's untrue.

I want you to know that I hope this never happens to any of you because crying makes your eyes hurt and because your heart hurts too.

If she succeeds in publishing it, please DO NOT support it. She will be publishing it either under the original name or under the name 'Smiling through a Tuesday'. Or if you see a book published that is similar to the chapters of Smiling through a Monday PLEASE BOYCOTT. Please do NOT buy the book. Please help me stop this. Send a letter to the publisher if possible.

I am really hurting right now and would really like it if I know I have you guys' support.

I've sent a letter to the moderators of FanFiction and I'm hoping they can try to do something about it, but I think it's out of my hands, and this realisation saddens me greatly.

love you all,

Mal