Right of a budding writer.

Thanks sari.. 😄 gives a lot of strength..

Thanks for your support.

There are ways to prove them guilty and book them. Consult a good lawyer and send a pleaders notice to both, this nutty publisher and author as well. Get them to use strong words. It clearly comes under fraud as she had read your script for publishing. And another thing, if that book contains even same line you had written, you get the cake. The publisher has to shell millions to settle the case. It is an irony I didn't appear for my las semester of law exam, or I could have fought your case free,( indi buddies) still, keep the fight on.

Copying an idea is also plagiarism..Fareed Zakaria was nabbed because of copying an idea and writing similar thing based on it. (His words were not exactly the same but similar) ... Spinning an article/story passes plagiarism detection, but it is still plagiarism....Many people fail to understand the actual meaning of plagiarism, they believe lifting the same words is plagiarism, but spinning is also plagiarism....However, you need to have proper evidence, which you do have...So, I think you are fine to quote her as plagiarist.....Getting inspired from a story is totally different....This is the case of plagiarism, and with evidence of lift up you can sue her...

Rio, that's really sweet of you to say so. Thanks buddy.
Deepti, thanks for those words. They help me understand how it's not just my imagination to consider this plagiarism.

Thanks for your support.

But none of the budding writers can go and ask ppl like her about this. They ll say we didn't copy the entire story.

Some people have the cheek to get away with their misdeeds because of lacunae in the law. But they can be booked. Patient mind is needed to trap and show the world what they are cooking. It is clear treachery and crime. If strong words can be used this is as heinous as rape.

No idea how they can churn so many romantic novels one after another , I go fed up writing about V-day proposals that too only about  400 words long .

I will. That's why I felt bad. It was too much to be coincidental...

Very true ... If it was word by word I can at least make it legal.. Now she can easily defend herself

Thanks for your support.

I didn't look at it that way..but a good positive way to look at this..thanks for the positivity.

Simple. I was scared that her fans will abuse me. I didn't know so many of u will stand by my side..
Also I blinded myself saying it might be coincidental.. But too many similarities and events for this to be coincidental. I didn't have the courage to voice it up..

Anyways, better late than never. Do have a sound advice from people already been through it before going on in with this! :) We support you, no worries :)

Editors that publishers employ should not be allowed to write and get their work published. It ought to be mandatory for post of editor. Because this way no writer's work is safe. They will keep using inspirations and flaunting them. This is criminal.

I think that's a solution that will put an end to such things.

Also, I think there is some media group out there (the international one- or atleast US/UK) that reports on plagiarism. Be in contact with them as well... 

Thanks a lot for the ideas. I'm not sure how to contact book stores regarding this.
And you were right they had asked for a phone call which I have politely refused. You seem to read their pulse better 😄

Thanks salman. I will do that.

Arvind Passey, this is exactly the reason why I raised my voice and came up with questions. It's not about amnesiac story being common. The only reason why I argue here is the intention which is very clear from the first chapter. Are we protected? 

My question here is, if I am an editor of a reputed publishing house I get to read manuscripts of budding writers and strugglers every day. Am I allowed to pick the concept I like the most, reject it and then make a book with the same plot in my name? Will this not question the way we need to feel protected in sending manuscripts to publishers?

Another question I have is, if a infamous writer has a concern of plagiarism which involves a famous writer, will it not be taken seriously by the publishers? My mail was not replied to.

If this is the case, editors are free to reject good concepts and make use of it quickly in their book. They will obviously get it published before the struggling writer approaches another publisher, in my case it was luckily quick. So, this will make the editor have an edge over the writer to get appreciated for the concept. The pain for the other writer doesn't stop there, when she/he publishes the original work, people will say it's similar to the famous author's book. How are we, writers, protected today? 

My question is not about amnesia as a background of the story Parichita. If you read the first chapter of both the stories even the details are the same like beeping, ECG to the right, oxygen mask related scene. Considering she has already read my story and the first chapter being same the only conclusion  I can come up with is that similarities are not coincidental.

The point I am trying to make is that she has read my manuscript, which is clear from the mail she has sent. After a few days she publishes a book with a very similar plot. How often do two people, who write a story with an amnesiac protagonist, start with the same hospital scene. Okay, let's say this is common. But how often do they write about just the same details in almost the same style? Considering that she has read my manuscript already, this can't be coincidental but intentional. 

I am not questoning your claim because you as an author know better. I did say I haven't read the book.But I'm trying to tell you that maybe (a slight chance) that you are wrong. We all love our work as our baby, and it's possible that you're being too attached to your storyline.

It's equally possible that author did get inspired from your story, but again it won't be a copyright violation as she used a different language. Or maybe she she wrote it before you, but published afterwards because of not getting the right contract.

But both the things are possible.  Most of the amnesia books do start with hospital scene. I recall one romance (I don't remember the name!) I read few years back. Even Dan Brown has that similar hospital in Inferno. Foreign authors and all same things, except probably the oxygen mask.  Even movies start their scene from the same thing.

You might feel that I'm taking sides, but I'm not. Both of you are unread by me. Besides, you might get to hear this (or similar) reply from the publishers as well. 

I know. Hospital amnesiac is common.. But I waited till a lot of people read the two first chapters and confirmed the intention behind it. I waited for more than 8 months before I even raised a question on social media only because I didn't want to simply blame someone just because I feel it was not coincidental. 

But as you say I will share the chapters with you guys. You all please let me know if what I am doing is wrong :) 

I would have been happier if the two publishers did the analysis and declared it not being plagiarized. They did not bother. 

They were not even aware of this till so many voices came up. 

1. Editor reads the manuscript. Publishes a book with similar plot. "Coincidentally" has the same start and plot. 

2. Publishers did not respond to mail with the doubt of plagiarism. 

My fight is not against Nikita. My fight is for the right of budding writers who send manuscripts and wait for years to see someone, who evaluvates it, publish a similar story.

To clarify-
I had posted just the first chapter because photographing the other pages of her book and posting it online is not the right thing to do. First chapter was taken from samples Amazon site has.

Secondly, the similarities don't stop with first chapter. It's just an example I had given. There are a lot more similarities. I have a list which I won't post here for obvious reasons.

Atleast they replied i hope you get justice

True :( I will

http://scribbledbygb.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/for-your-reference.html

Ganga, I read both the excerpts, but I'm sorry to say that I don't find it plagiarized. It can be called inspired, but that's also a long shot as it is only the setting and the amnesia thing.  Your chapter is better written though.

As I said earlier also, there are many books with similar first chapter.

I would have been happier if the two publishers did the analysis and declared it not being plagiarized. They did not bother. 

They were not even aware of this till so many voices came up. 

1. Editor reads the manuscript. Publishes a book with similar plot. "Coincidentally" has the same start and plot. 

2. Publishers did not respond to mail sent with subject 'doubt of plagiarism' even before the book got released.

My fight is not against Nikita. My fight is for the right of budding writers who send manuscripts and wait for years to see someone, who evaluvates it, publish a similar story. Even when we are doubtful the publishers don't bother unless we are famous or so many people ask them together.