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Crap writer in 'Gemmell rip-off' shocker!

Well, I was meant to do some writing tonight. Instead, I surfed the net and found this hilarious story about a nutcase that tried to pass off the late, great, David Gemmell's 'The Dark Prince' as her own book...

Check out the comparison between her first chapter and Gemmell's (scroll down the page a bit): http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/10/11/top-10-tips-for-plagairists/

Here's her own website: http://www.alongstoryshort.net/LanaiaLee.html#anchor_254
(Note the 'To the writing community at large' message where she (hopelessly) tries to explain away the similarities, in the face of an increasing backlash...

And here is a little taster of her own writing. As you might expect, it's shit: http://www.alongstoryshort.net/IDENTITY.html

A discussion about this whole scenario on westeros: http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?showtopic=23433

Looks like the 'author' is completely denying the blatant plagiarism, blaming her 'ghost writer' instead. She's now threatening to sue everyone, promising "ten-fold Wiccan retribution" despite the fact that she's the one who actually broke the law. 

In her own words: "God gave me this literary gift, so why not use it?"

Unbelievable.

You just couldn't make this stuff up.