Stephenie Meyer is being accused of plagiarism. “Breaking Dawn” is the only book in the “Twilight” series currently in question. According to Jordan Scott, Meyer’s fourth book of the vampire saga is a ripoff of her book, “The Nocturne.” Scott has sent a cease and desist letter to stop any and all further publication of “Breaking Dawn.”
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Scott claims to have started her book in 2003 and published various chapters and passages of her book on her website until it’s completion and publication in 2006. “Breaking Dawn” was published in August of 2008. Around 14 pages of the letter detail the nearly identical scenes and their book passages. The wedding, post wedding sex and the scene where Bella is turned into a vampire are just a few of the accused instances of plagiarism.
This is the first time Stephenie has come under plagiarism rumors. Several rumors that she stole the concept from college roommates and other various friends and acquaintances have run rampant before. However, this rumor comes with a genuine cease and desist letter from the publisher’s attorney. Of course TMZ got a hold of it. Click here to view the document. Reps for Meyer call the claims BS.
“The claim that ‘Breaking Dawn’ by Stephenie Meyer somehow infringes on an alleged book by someone named Jordan Scott is completely without merit. Neither Stephenie Meyer nor her representatives had any knowledge of this writer or her supposed book prior to this claim.”
What do you think? Is it pure coincident that quite a few pages of the book are very similar to Scott’s book? Or do we have a case of fame leeching?
I found nothing creative about Stephenie Meyer’s twilight series. With the exception of the Cullens, all the characters are weak and the story drags for most part. It doesn’t take much to realise that the characterisations are based on Cathy, Heathcliff and Linton of Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. I wouldn’t be surprised if originality is questionable too.
Stephani copied there’s no doubt about it. That’s sad, here I thought she was a good writer.
Obviously most of you don’t know a good thriller/lovestory when u read it. I wasn’t into the whole idea of reading Stephenie’s books until I watched Twilight. Since then I haven’t been able to put her books down. I do have to admit that ‘Breaking Dawn’ is a little slow and does resemble Bronte’s Wethering Heights but everyone has to get their ideas from somewhere, right.