IMPORTANT MESSAGE IN CASE YOU DID NOT SEE THE CHAPTER IN MY STORY!!
I was able to speak to the creator who supposedly "copied my work"; it turned out to be one big misunderstanding with a third party (who had since deleted their account) selling my work to this author and scamming her in the process.
I also heard that apparently some people had flamed her for copying me, and while I appreciate the support on my end, you must know I do not condone that kind of behavior. I do not believe in witch-hunting people, as stated previously. If it was a polite message, sure, but if it was anything more than that, I am disappointed in you personally. Do not call yourself a fan of mine if anything you said crossed any sort of line.
I'd also like to publicly apologize and discuss my part in this misunderstanding. Instead of going to the creator personally, I had taken to it publicly. I've had a history of someone stealing my work in the past, so it is a soft spot for me, especially since that situation has yet to be resolved, but it was childish and petty of me to just block and sound the alarms this time around about the whole thing instead of trying to establish any sort of conversation with her on the matter. So, for that, I am incredibly sorry and disappointed in myself. I have already said my apologies privately on the matter, but I wanted to publicly state them as well.
And also apologize to all of you for perpetuating the misinformation in my posts and comments. Please do not look down on this girl because of me and my own shortcomings.
So I would like to close the chapter on this whole situation. Please do not send any hate, only love this woman's way, and please go and check out her other works, so your support, as will I.