hi guys. i hate drama of any sort and i usually avoid it more than anything, but i really want to talk about this.
last night, one of my lovely readers sent me a message letting me know that another blogger was copying my roommates smau. i’ve seen a lot of users get inspired by it and create their own, and i truly appreciate that. however, this person had been copying and pasting all of my smau posts to make a roommates smau, only with bang chan from stray kids.
not only that, but their warnings/tags for the smau were also a copy of mine. and if that wasn’t enough, even their pinned post resembles mine and includes parts that were clearly taken from it.
i could put side by side comparisons (because best believe i screen recorded EVERYTHING, i don’t fucking play), but i decided not to. i also won’t say their blog name. i’m not a hateful person, and i don’t wish to spread any hate either. but i am deeply disappointed and hurt by this.
as far as i know, they’ve made a public apology (granted, i’ve blocked them) and taken the posts down. if, for some reason, this reaches you, i want you to know that while i appreciate the apology and i’m glad you were able to recognize your mistake, i won’t be unblocking you. i’ve always said that acknowledging your mistakes and being able to apologize is one of the bravest things a person can do, and i truly hope you learn from this. i accept your apology. i do believe you were honest and that you meant it. but i also have my limits, and i’m choosing to keep them.
we writers spend hours and hours on our projects, which we post for FREE for others to enjoy. and this is straight up disrespectful to my work, my time, and me as a person. i spent so much time thinking about the plot for the smau, deciding what conversations subong and the reader would have, figuring out how each scene would play out, finding the right pictures, creating everything… i started this smau in august and finished it in october. because doing all that TAKES TIME.
as some of you know, i haven’t been in the best headspace over the last couple of months—especially during july and august. i felt really unmotivated, and creating the smau gave me the joy i desperately needed. seeing how much people loved it and all the messages i received helped me get my motivation back, which is exactly why i kept going. maybe i’m being dramatic, but now i feel like the joy i had toward the smau has been tainted. i can’t even put into words how many emotions i went through last night reading that person’s copy of my work right before going to sleep.
it’s completely okay to be inspired by someone else’s writing. i do it all the time, and my blog reflects that!! even my roommates smau was inspired by my moot! but always give credit, please :( it literally takes less than a minute…
also, some creators are okay with people reposting their work, but you’ll never know unless you ask. and for the record, i don’t allow it.
thank you so much to the person who told me about this💗 you’re a real one, and i love you.
