been one, although perhaps Gene is more of an expert on this issue than
any of us:
In the chat FAQ, there is a link to an article Gene wrote several years
ago about a guy who wrote Hardy Boys books, with a very strict formula
allowing for basically no creativity. In the Harvard student book deal
plagiarism scandal, there is a book packager who "helped Kaavya
conceptualize and plot the book." From some guy's blog I googled:
Packagers are also known for producing series books. Quite often, a
successful series will become a "fill-in-the-blanks" exercise, wherein
talented writers and artists can easily continue the series. In these
cases, publishing houses may develop an outline, then pass it over to a
packager to bring it to completed project. The packager then sends the
outline to a commissioned author. Once complete, the packager delivers
the final product to the publisher in print-ready condition.
Occasionally, they even handle the printing. (Definition apparently
from the blog guy googling "book packager"). So if the Hardy Boys guy
readily admits his books weren't really his own, is it safe to say that
the Harvard student's plagiarized book wasn't really her own either?
General consensus seems to be that no one would give a 17 year old a
$500,000 advance if she wasn't being exploited. Well apparently that
backfired.
--- In [email protected], "Sean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@>
> wrote:
> >
> > No chat tomorrow. Maybe we'll actually get real work done, if we
can
> > manage to overcome chat withdrawal.
> >
> Perhaps someone has a commentary and a poll to fill the void? We
> don't need no stinking Weingarten!
>
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