Plagiarism Stories

How To Lose A Plot In 10 Days (The Plagiarist's Dillema) He stole the story. He does not know how to end it. Now the world wants answers... ...and the original authors don't even care. Park Min Yee is a struggling South Korean scriptwriter-with a looming deadline, a big dream... and absolutely no plot. In a moment of desperation, he plagiarizes a heart-wrenching Filipino Wattpad story titled "Ang Mga Lalaking Kailan Ma'y Hindi Naging Sa Akin" (The Ones I Loved Not Meant For Me). The story goes viral. A-list actors are lining up to sign. Netflix Korea starts knocking. And fans are demanding the ending. There's just one problem: He has no idea how to end it. And so begins his whirlwind misadventure in the Philippines-getting scammed at NAIA, losing his laptop in a Manila hostel, and chasing down two mysterious authors known only as Sherwin Reyes and Ate Chat, who may or may not be hiding somewhere in Batanes... or working as a barista in a random café in Makati. Along the way, he'll face: * UP Literature Professors who can instantly spot plagiarism * A secret ninja author with a heartbreakingly beautiful story * A writer's convention in BGC that turns into a manhunt * And worst of all... a live fan Q&A panel with questions he can't answer Can he finish the story before he loses the plot-both literally and figuratively? Or will he realize, too late or just in time, that the most badass stories... are the ones that change you while you're writing them?

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This is the first in a series of papers on the topic of fanfiction and how it is affecting readers, writers, and the publishing industry. This one is the research proposal, where I outline what I have found out and what I want to explore. Comments are especially welcome, since they will be extremely helpful while I am writing the next installments. Please join the conversation!

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