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Anti Plagiarism Tools

Everyone’s heard of Copyscape, the super duper plagiarism detection tool. Sometimes it’s the bane of our lives (like when clients who pay 1 cent a word want you to check every article on Copyscape even though you KNOW that you never plagiarise). At other times, it’s a useful tool, such as when you’ve subbed out [...]

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

If you don’t want to hear a rant, click away now. Two incidents happened recently that led me to write this post. The first is that one of the writers I work with was unjustly accused of plagiarism. On reflection, I think it may have been a scam (which I’ll have to add to my [...]

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Flattery or Thievery

My friend and colleague Sharon Hurley Hall told me that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I wasn’t sure if I should be flattered or annoyed when she pointed me towards a blog she found that closely resembled something I recently wrote.
I recently inspired someone else who started a business based on one of [...]

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Ghostwriting Ethics

Here’s another find from Mom and More, a discussion of ethics and ghostwriting. Here are my responses to the questions:
1. Would you completely write a book, play, or other creative work and allow someone else to have the credit?
This is a tough one. As a ghostwriter, I might be asked to do this and I [...]

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Don’t Waste My Time – A Mini-Rant

In my other life I taught journalism and media at university. Gracepub’s post on people passing off classics as their own work and a conversation with her reminded me one of my pet peeves.
Plagiarism is one of the banes of a teacher’s life. Stupid plagiarism especially. What do I mean by stupid plagiarism? The kind [...]

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