Three Strikes Kaavya and You’re Out

Since my last posting about this innocent-looking young woman, I haven’t really followed up with her story. I missed out on something fascinating, because things have turned out worse than I had thought possible.

Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, well, shame on me. But three times? Good grief. The shame is all yours now, Kaavya.

Not only did Kaavya get caught plagiarizing a single author, she’s been caught plagiarizing three.

The news is a bit old, but it’s still shocking to me. I can’t imagine what she’s going through right now, knowing that she just lost out on a $500,000 contract. She’s only 19. She’s got a full life ahead of her knowing what she did. I wonder if she actually feels bad?

I’d be hittin’ the drink if I knew I just let half of a million slip through my fingertips.

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Comments

[kalbzayn]

She'll be fine when she writes her book about how she almost duped the publishing industry complete with details about how she got busted.