And not once during this nightmare did any writer's organization issue a statement decrying plagiarism. But there's such a baffling hesitation to take a stand, a public one. This hurts, again personally, but it also hurts on a professional plane. And the reading community will go on largely in ignorance. At the time I was in the worst media blitz over this, much of the press joked about it, treated it with amusement or contempt.
Romances are all alike, and here's why.
In my opinion, Janet counted on her fan base, the affection held for her by the romance writing community and the careless attitude of publishers to protect her. She's done nothing by accident. In a very real sense she got what she was looking for. For me, it was like being smacked in the face again. And she's still getting sympathy.