<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> well, here is a question I was going to post to the chat if there
had
> 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.
>
And your point is . . . ?
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