You're a Bad Writer

(This is all about the intentions when plagiarizing.  Not innocent reposts that are meant to share something you enjoyed.)

To the person plagiarizing shamelessly, you're a bad writer.

To the person who thinks it's perfectly fine to grab something off of social media because they think it isn't a formal venue for the written word, you're a bad writer.

To the person who doesn't take the time to pen her/his own ideas carefully and thoughtfully and instead depends on someone else's ability to do so, you're a bad writer.

To the person who intentionally edits things to remove the name of the proper author, you're a bad writer.

To the person who sees no reason to credit an author for something that means quite a lot to them, you're a bad writer.

To the person who cannot see past their own desires for attention, you're a bad writer.

To the person who doesn't understand that one person's heartfelt piece is about more than the number of people who read it and pass it on, you're a bad writer.

To the person who can't see that for someone whose passion is the written word and to pen it on paper or key it onto the computer screen means everything to them, you're a bad writer.

To the person who cannot understand how getting credit in a big way for something the author was content with sharing amongst friends and family, is rude and disrespectful on all levels, you're a bad writer.

To the person who can't understand why that perfectly contented author is all of a sudden quite taken with the issue of her/his written work being attributed to someone else, you're a bad writer.


(Written by me.  I've got no coffee.  This perchance could be the reason I am dealing with my emotions re: viewing my work in print with someone else's name affixed to it, in a passive aggressive and unhealthy way.  I'm sure you understand.  I shall call it: decaf-mom-rage.)

(I just realized I forgot to attach a cute picture for good measure.  Here.)