#for context one of my fics was plagerized for three chapters

[echogekkos-writes]

Hey all. As someone who has been recently come across a tricky issue.

Plagiarism is not okay. Even if it's inspiration.

First. If you are inspired by a fic and plan on your own take on the story, be sure to reach out to the author first. And im not talking about, say a movie re-imagining, au premise, or any other common template. I'm talking about the exact story an author wrote.

Even if it is hiatus, make sure its okay for you to take a stab at the story if the author isn't orphaned on ao3. Reach out. Talk to them. Discuss your inspiration and find a way to write it in your own words. Don't steal sentences from the fic you are inspired from and do not just change words around in a sentence.

That's plagiarism.

#for context one of my fics was plagerized for three chapters #and i could have bee a LOT worse bringing ao3 into it #while my advice went unheard at this time im gonna reach out again #cause this author is young and new and needs to learn the difference between inspired writing and plagerism #and i dont want to get them banned cause then they have no chance to actually learn from the lesson