Fierce11:

The text quoted above, was my comment on the post referring to Tomi's accusation. It was actually funny -and silly- that "learned" people mentioned me to insult me.
I have been vindicated. I hope that stupidity would also be detached from those that spewed trash at me.

Why are you quoting me? I follow you drag anything? I still stand by her

Nora Roberts? Plagiarism? I beg to differ. Tomi is an upstart writer. ( I have read children of blood and bones, and there is nothing special in it...really).
Don't come here , yelling New york times bestseller, being a harvard alumni( your contacts and the prestige itself can make you famous). She only wrote a young adult (africa themed) fantasy tale.
Not to detract from Tomi Adeyemi's achievements, I think she over-reached and with this singular act, stabbed herself and her career in the foot.

Nora Roberts is one of the most respected, successful and awarded writers of all time. She has been writing bestsellers since the world was young.


Google both persons and see.


Title plagiarism? Tomi dey Jonze

Lol...imagine Nora Roberts stealing her title? But nora can fit write epistle sha. I love nora Roberts books, I even built a collection of them. Sorry madam Tomi, in the literary, creative world, we believe that when God gives one person an idea, he drops thesame seed into thousands of other people's head. It is how u use the idea that differentiates you

Nora Roberts is a respected Irish novelist and I have read most of her books from teenage.

Tomi Adeyemi will never be respected. She's just another Twitter drag queen and drama slouch that parades her popularity by rants against people better than her.

The maturity is clear. Tomi is a sick child and Nora is a healthy writer.

Lyoncrescent:
There have been several books containing the title blood and bone even before the Tomi girl wrote her own. It's cheap publicity to accuse Nora of plagiarism when there have been similar titles that could also have accused Tomi.

very true. I think I read one weird book way back with a very similar title. Had midgets and this weird Indian tribe with uncommon names

bknight:
Nora, you just offered her free publicity. She achieved her cunning aim

Same strategy wizkid & tiwa deployed for their planned song release.

Controversy.

She is smart.
Looked for free publicity and got it.
To think that a globally renowned author will want to steal off an unknown Nigerian author— unknown to Nigerians before this publicity-spawning gimmick— is to believe that Buhari standing next to Ganduje is seriously about fighting corruption.

Nora Roberts must have wanted to avoid any #BlackLifeMatters activism on this non-issue hence reached out to her. Else, it is pointless.

Cases like this are easily solved. The date both books were published will let us have an inkling as to who committed plagiarism.

Mrdason:
So you who is lying of plagiarism among the two

Idiot, so u no read the part when say them no de plagiarize tittle abi.

deepwater:
Do they still read books in Nigeria?

Peeps are engage in body parts sales...

Tomi is a UK based writer.

Tomi reeks of corruption; take a closer look and you find she looks like fraud personified. She should be investigated. It’s absolutely plausible that she committed the crime of which she accuses another; I for one cannot trust the intellectual capacity of one who would stoop so low yet claim to be a writer. Does she come from a wealthy background? A rich father, perhaps? It would be believable that she has a ghostwriter in her employ, toiling away like a slave at the keyboard.

Fierce11:

The text quoted above, was my comment on the post referring to Tomi's accusation. It was actually funny -and silly- that "learned" people mentioned me to insult me.
I have been vindicated. I hope that stupidity would also be detached from those that spewed trash at me.

Like seriously? On nairaland? $mh

this tomi lady shot herself in d foot.... Nora Roberts of ball people haba

Cos she isn't psychic to know Tomi will release a book a year after she released hers.
Yes, Nora's book was submitted way before Tomi published hers.

Buffalowings3:
Stupid woman..
She wanted to cash in on the rave reviews of tom's novel..
Why not choose another title.

I still maintain my stand...

ianq:
Tomi reeks of corruption; take a closer look and you find she looks like fraud personified. She should be investigated. It’s absolutely plausible that she committed the crime of which she accuses another; I for one cannot trust the intellectual capacity of one who would stoop so low yet claim to be a writer. Does she come from a wealthy background?, A rich father, perhaps? It would be believable that she has a ghostwriter in her employ, toiling away like a slave at the keyboard.

Corruption? Stooping low? Care to enlighten me?

@the bolded, TF you talking about?

If she's rich enough to pay a ghostwriter, that a problem?

She should have got in contact with her at the initial stage, instead of going online to post her findings, thank God she has apologized.

Biko where can I easily get nora's books

Buffalowings3:
Stupid woman..
She wanted to cash in on the rave reviews of tom's novel..
Why not choose another title.

I still maintain my stand...

Stupid illiterate Nigerian, Nora’s book was already selling months before Tomi’s got to her publishers.

You are guilty of what Nora wrote up there, but I’m very confident you didn’t read her response because it was too long, and complicated a write up for your dim witted mind.

Don’t join the band wagon all the time, you can’t even trademark a title unless it’s a series so in essence, a title can’t be stolen.

The ignorance you’re suffering from is what’s affecting Tomi, which is why she didn’t reach out to her management to inform her of this.

Take the free education I have given you, and shut the fuckup if you’re ignorant of the topic of discussion.

Stupid illiterate Nigerians, forever disgracing your ancestors.

Buffalowings3:
Stupid woman..
She wanted to cash in on the rave reviews of tom's novel..
Why not choose another title.

I still maintain my stand...

LMAOOO you literally said Tomi gave Nora Roberts clout, don't make me laugh, plus Nora's book had already been with the publisher, and with promotions a year before Tomi's book was released.


This has already made the front page before, slow news day Mods?

enemyofprogress:
I have been worried since I heard they are using virgins for rituals. Oh Lord, pls protect me

God should protect enemy of progress ?

babadey:
By the manner at which each played their role on this issue, it shows Nora is matured.
You have to get your facts very right before accusing someone of plagiarism. That's the worst sin a writer could commit.
The internet was there for miss attention-$eeker to confirm and affirm her claims about the issue of theft before going to tweeter to shout foul play.

We Nigerian just think it's free to mess someone's being by words spoken out of our mouths.

Tomi is a whole mishmash of nonsense peppered by not being famous as a writer. And you don't climb success ladder by painting your colleagues (or anyone) black.

Very many Nigerians are very uncultured, which they carry to the social media space.

They don't check the kind of language they use.
It is very pathetic.

The international community will start avoiding such people.

No class, very uncultured, behaving like gutter.


Honestly we must truly change our ways
There is absolutely no iota of gain from such behavior

I've got several books with similar titles. Doesn't mean the authors who wrote them all plagiarized each other. I'm against plagiarism, but book titles are an exception cus it's not uncommon for different authors to have similar book titles.

This Nora get bad mouth sha.

Buffalowings3:
Stupid woman..
She wanted to cash in on the rave reviews of tom's novel..
Why not choose another title.

I still maintain my stand...

Do you know who Nora Roberts is?

AHCB:
Cases like this are easily solved. The date both books were published will let us have an inkling as to who committed plagiarism.

No, it is foolish to use publication dates.

Copyright date is what matters and since titles can't be copyrighted, Tomi shouldn't have made an accusation in the first place.

correctguy101:


Corruption? Stooping low? Care to enlighten me?

@the bolded, TF you talking about?

If she's rich enough to pay a ghostwriter, that a problem?

You are fairly enlightened, good sir. Do not relent in your quest for more understanding.

CanadianNaija:


Stupid illiterate Nigerian, Nora’s book was already selling months before Tomi’s got to her publishers.

You are guilty of what Nora wrote up there, but I’m very confident you didn’t read her response because it was too long, and complicated a write up for your dim witted mind.

Don’t join the band wagon all the time, you can’t even trademark a title unless it’s a series so in essence, a title can’t be stolen.

The ignorance you’re suffering from is what’s affecting Tomi, which is why she didn’t reach out to her management to inform her of this.

Take the free education I have given you, and shut the fuckup if you’re ignorant of the topic of discussion.

Stupid illiterate Nigerians, forever disgracing your ancestors.

Easy Tiger.

asuustrike1:

God should protect enemy of progress ?

amen



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Lynette2cute:
How can anyone accuse my darling Nora Robers of plagiarism? How?

Ose o...one silly disrespectful first timer! The rule is to have facts before making any accusations.

CanadianNaija:


Stupid illiterate Nigerian, Nora’s book was already selling months before Tomi’s got to her publishers.

You are guilty of what Nora wrote up there, but I’m very confident you didn’t read her response because it was too long, and complicated a write up for your dim witted mind.

Don’t join the band wagon all the time, you can’t even trademark a title unless it’s a series so in essence, a title can’t be stolen.

The ignorance you’re suffering from is what’s affecting Tomi, which is why she didn’t reach out to her management to inform her of this.

Take the free education I have given you, and shut the fuckup if you’re ignorant of the topic of discussion.

Stupid illiterate Nigerians, forever disgracing your ancestors.

Ol'boy see finishing!