Posted on 05/11/2022 10:57:19 PM PDT by Trillian
A writer's essay explaining why she plagiarized parts of what would have been her debut novel has been deleted after it was revealed she copied that as well.
Jumi Bello's book The Leaving was scheduled to come out on July 12 and had appeared on several 'most anticipated' lists, according to Publisher's Market, when its publisher Riverhead Books suddenly scrapped it in December.
The 30-year-old has now revealed the reason the book was abruptly canceled when it was in its final stages was because she admitted to the New York City-based publishing company - an imprint of Penguin - she had plagiarized parts of the novel.
It remains unknown how much she received for the debut novel, but experts say first-time authors could receive an advance of anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000.
'The Leaving' would have chronicled a young black woman's unexpected pregnancy, but as Bello explained in an essay posted to Literary Hub on Monday, she had never been pregnant and had searched online for descriptions of what the process was like.
She wrote in a post entitled 'I Plagiarized Parts of My Debut Novel. Here's Why' that she had intended to change these passages, but felt pressured to finish her book as she attended graduate school and struggled with her mental health.
But shortly after she published the 4,500-word essay to Literary Hub, other writers and publications noticed some similarities between Bello's description of the origins of plagiarism and the work of others.
Within hours, Literary Hub took down the post, and said in a statement: 'Because of inconsistencies in the story and, crucially, a further incident of plagiarism in the published piece, we decided to pull the essay.'
DailyMail.com has also reached out to Bello for comment.
In her now-deleted essay, the New York Times reports, Bello
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
If you have a skill use it. Even if it’s plagiarism.
At least she is trying!
Isn’t she eligible for a participation trophy then???
And qualifies to the Democratic party.
“struggled with her mental health.”
A lot of that going on with women on the left. Looks like a pandemic actually. Maybe we should lock them down.
“The Leaving’ would have chronicled a young black woman’s unexpected pregnancy…”
And this was the plot line for one of the “most anticipated” books? Sounds like wokeness is everywhere.
LOL Struggles? It’s theft...pure and simple.
The Bello Curve.
Onto more unique material and more original thought, apparently.
I just finished my first novel called “King of the Rings” which is about elves, dwarfs and a small race called “bobbits”
Think it will sell well?
Ya just can’t make this stuff up!
LOL!!!
Think it will sell well?
If the elves, dwarfs and bobbits are LGBTQ and you pitch it to Disney, you have a good chance for success.
I need to rewrite it then, dammit.
Does it help if I add black vikings?
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