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i do wish i was able to stop making these announcements but this stuff happens to me and other writers on wattpad continuously and even though i've stated multiple times what i'm not okay with, i figure that i must need to make it even clearer. again, there's no fun meme in this chapter because i have to be serious now

as of what i can tell right now, ciarah's taken a break from plagiarising me (it continued until the end of january and then she plagiarised another mutual of mine word for word lmao so learning lessons isn't for her), but i'm sure she's still reading this anyway somehow so hi ciarah lol

something that i'm still experiencing though is people using assets of mine without permission and borrowing stuff that i'm not comfortable with. this kind of thing has been going on for years now so it's nothing new for me (and a lot of other authors) but i really need to put my foot down now

at some point in the future i'll write a long writing tips chapter on what plagiarism is and how you can avoid plagiarising, why it's harmful, etc, but not right now. so this is just going to be a FAQ list of rules about what i'm simply not okay with in regards to plagiarism and using my assets

(i'll probably make a profile guide at some point where these rules will be present)

FAQ RULES.   →      *   .    &

━  can i use your layouts (bio, fics, summaries, etc) or take inspiration from them as my own?

━  i am mostly okay with people using my layouts, but you need to ask me first. you need to. simple credit isn't enough. send me a dm or post on my message board asking if you could use one of my layouts either directly or as inspiration (if the inspiration is significant). otherwise it's pretty rude. i work really hard on my layouts and it makes me uncomfortable and stressed when i see people using them, or using layouts heavily inspired by mine, without asking me first or without credit. this goes for any layout of mine: story summaries, acts, descriptions, profile bios, stuff from my misc books like my meet my ocs, apply fic, writing tips, character names, etc. pretty much just any layout i've made. again, i'm okay with people using these but you need permission from me so i can keep track of it. be respectful and ask me first.

━ can i use direct wording choices from your fics / misc books, or use yours as a template?

━ no. i've been okay with people taking direct inspiration from my wording before but after the ciarah-plagiariser incident, this is something i will not allow anymore. taking wording from my fics, apply fics, misc books, or other works of mine isn't okay. this includes taking heavy inspiration, such as just twisting words around, or changing the structure of sentences while still using the same type of overarching paragraph — typically i can tell when this is copied and it's usually when people are using my layouts. so, again, no. if you really want to use a line from mine or use blatantly inspired wording then, once again, dm me to ask. if it's just a few things then i may give you permission with credit, but you must send me a message and we can talk through it out there. otherwise, this is an absolute no. apologies if i'm being intense about this but the ciarah situation went on for about 5 months where copious amounts of direct wording was copied and pasted or blatantly stolen, even after i told her not to, and it's left an awful taste in my mouth about the whole thing, so yeah. this is pretty much a guaranteed no.