tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.comments2023-10-15T04:27:54.305-07:00A BIT O'MUSLINDelilah Marvellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01560191814393878904noreply@blogger.comBlogger745125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-61287934796157767252016-02-15T20:41:09.442-08:002016-02-15T20:41:09.442-08:00My dearest Denise,
If you're excited to see it...My dearest Denise,<br />If you're excited to see it, I promise you'll enjoy it enough to warrant it. The opening scene alone is worth the movie. I just wish more would have been done with it, as it could have gained a much bigger following had there been a bigger world.<br />Let me know when you see it!<br />Much love,<br />DelilahDelilah Marvellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560191814393878904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-68640925486097245782016-02-12T08:59:15.521-08:002016-02-12T08:59:15.521-08:00I still want to see it! :)
deniseI still want to see it! :)<br /><br />denisedstoutholcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715837468307132294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-65183411952012396602015-12-09T12:04:04.633-08:002015-12-09T12:04:04.633-08:00They would chant to it (I would have loved to have...They would chant to it (I would have loved to have been there...) and a virgin would "crown it" with a wreath.<a href="http://sexywawa.com/toys-for-her/dildos-dongs" rel="nofollow">dongs Malaysia</a>Anna Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633259957714692411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-83381747989164708852015-06-20T03:58:27.570-07:002015-06-20T03:58:27.570-07:00I truly get pleasure from while I read your blogs ...I truly get pleasure from while I read your blogs and its content.<a href="http://www.facebook.com/public/Paula-Hurd" rel="nofollow">CEO Mark Hurd</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532987919671053723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-32621086114801685442015-04-09T15:23:36.617-07:002015-04-09T15:23:36.617-07:00To my dearest Portuguese bloggers, you may email m...To my dearest Portuguese bloggers, you may email me in person at Delilah@DelilahMarvelle.com if you have any concerns. It is my hope she will have learned a valuable lesson in this and that others will realize people are smart enough to figure things out... Thank you!Delilah Marvellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560191814393878904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-76516257089115503712015-04-09T10:35:14.804-07:002015-04-09T10:35:14.804-07:00As a portuguese blogger i´m ashamed with this :(As a portuguese blogger i´m ashamed with this :(Femme Trivialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690675568198185843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-22425641969255282582015-04-08T09:12:31.473-07:002015-04-08T09:12:31.473-07:00@Lee Rowan: I beg to disagree with you.
Reviewers...<a href="http://delilahmarvelle.blogspot.com/2015/04/authors-arent-only-ones-being.html?showComment=1428240673588#c3622144222448629683" rel="nofollow">@Lee Rowan</a>: I beg to disagree with you.<br /><br />Reviewers--the people who actually write reviews--do it for the love of reading.<br /><br />Pirates who pose as reviewers are a different breed altogether, and it does a pretty big disservice to readers to lump these two vastly different groups of people into the reviewers label.<br /><br />As far as how to fight copyright violations (not all plagiarism is a copyright violation), this site has a pretty comprehensive guide: <a href="https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/stopping-internet-plagiarism/" rel="nofollow">Stop Internet Plagiarism</a>aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-35455917120816488822015-04-08T05:06:46.124-07:002015-04-08T05:06:46.124-07:00This is a really sad situation for us portuguese b...This is a really sad situation for us portuguese bloggers, I'm new on book blogger stuff and when I started my blog I had this fear of beeing plagiarized. <br />I hope that this situation serves as a lesson for everyone. I'm really sorry that you faced this situation. <br />Best wishesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-61125436790646157582015-04-07T10:29:37.714-07:002015-04-07T10:29:37.714-07:00I am an avid reader of M-M Romance and I review al...I am an avid reader of M-M Romance and I review all that I read, but I have never ever copied anything from anyone else without permission. That is just sick.<br /><br />So far I have never received anything for free, but that was never my intention when I got into reviewing. I simply want to share my love and opinion of these books nothing more.<br /><br />People like this are a shame to the whole blogger community and I do hope these people will be found out and put to shame.Martijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515673575466152492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-58239142874150348632015-04-07T07:07:43.007-07:002015-04-07T07:07:43.007-07:00Well we just found out that she also copied other ...Well we just found out that she also copied other bloggers opinions namely in Portuguese and that some Portuguese publishers noticed the plagiarism and warned the bloggers who texts were copied :( This is just so sad. She already deleted the blog and the photo of the books you sent her. Adeselna Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180856980627120918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-43995984480084491842015-04-07T04:15:56.080-07:002015-04-07T04:15:56.080-07:00I am absolutely shocked with this (sad)situation! ...I am absolutely shocked with this (sad)situation! This "blogger" should honour her contact with international authors because this is a way of knowing non published authors here in Portugal. Many of us don´t have this privileged with authors.<br /><br />This is a warning for us bloggers too. I have experienced a situation quite similar to this two years ago and I don´t know why. A blog had literaly coppied a review of mine. I wondered: Is that so difficult to express our own standpoints about one book? I love reading and write about my readings so this is unimaginable!<br /> <br />However, despite of this situation, please don´t judge the whole blogger community :( <br /><br />Yes, I am a portuguese blogger too and ashame with this.<br /><br />Keep up the good work Delilah! <br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Vera Brandão<br /><br />Verovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231275584555355371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-55579638097041285072015-04-07T02:48:00.250-07:002015-04-07T02:48:00.250-07:00This is embarassing for the portuguese blogger com...This is embarassing for the portuguese blogger comunity, I am ashame for what this person did. I have a pretty good idea of who she is, so I have to say that the a blog was deleted but another one was created... you should say the her's and the old blog names.<br /><br />Best wishes from Portugal<br />Vera CarregueiraVera Carregueirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627411663043067064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-48235042536601382702015-04-07T02:26:59.456-07:002015-04-07T02:26:59.456-07:00I'm a Portuguese Reviewer and I'm honestly...I'm a Portuguese Reviewer and I'm honestly ashamed by this so call "reviewer" and more ashamed for her to be Portuguese.<br /><br />Thank you for the warning!<br />If you want to know my space it's http://sinfoniadoslivros.blogspot.pt<br /><br />Kisses and once more, thank you!<br />VeraVera N. (Sinfonia dos Livros)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06074713477106796534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-40157551688946367432015-04-06T23:22:11.043-07:002015-04-06T23:22:11.043-07:00Hi Mil and Adeselna!
I am so thrilled you both pos...Hi Mil and Adeselna!<br />I am so thrilled you both posted! Especially knowing you are Portuguese. Because I don't want American authors now being overly wary of every foreign reviewer that tries to contact them. Yes, please do share this post with as many people as possible! I personally am in awe of you both for being reviewers knowing that you are able to not only speak and read in your own language but also English. Being bilingual myself (Polish and English), I understand just how important words are, no matter which language you're trying to articulate in. So thank you for posting and sharing your love of books. Thank you for being reviewers! Delilah Marvellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560191814393878904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-52931489733050979322015-04-06T23:10:42.231-07:002015-04-06T23:10:42.231-07:00Hi Candice!
Good point and that can be easily chec...Hi Candice!<br />Good point and that can be easily checked against the internet with programs like Duplichecker. We can only do so much, but it's good to check in on protecting your reviews maybe once every two months. That said, I would cry if you limited your reviews merely because you were worried about having your review stolen. In some way, these bastards win. I am all about being vigilant but not to the point of restricting yourself. Write the sort of reviews that best reflect you as a blogger and reviewer. Thank you for posting and thank you for being a reviewer!Delilah Marvellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560191814393878904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-30716564505362395302015-04-06T15:55:31.823-07:002015-04-06T15:55:31.823-07:00As a Portuguese blogger, I am embarassed. As a blo...As a Portuguese blogger, I am embarassed. As a blogger who buys most books and ebooks and spend time reading them and thinking about the best way to write a review (I can spend months rewriting a review), I feel bad that there are people out there who lack such respect of other people's intelectual property. If you can't write reviews, don't have a blog!! Use Goodreads first and then create a blog. Never do it for the free stuff. The other day I read a private message on a blog where write some reviews and this woman asked us how did we get so many books for free and she didn't have a job and she loved to read so she wanted to know how to also get the books for free... Seriously when I started blogging it never crossed my mind to ask for books. I read what was available on my faculty library. I told the woman she needed a blog first and then after months of writing good reviews maybe the publishers would send her some copies... Obviously that was too much work, as usually people only want free stuff =( I am very sorry for what happened to you and hopefully things will change.Adeselna Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180856980627120918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-60700074594781763102015-04-06T15:33:50.753-07:002015-04-06T15:33:50.753-07:00Uauu!
do you mind if I share this on my facebook p...Uauu!<br />do you mind if I share this on my facebook page? A few weaks a go, I shared something just like this. I'm a pourtuguese blogger, and I also came across the situation you refered !<br />Mil Folhashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410284184135695179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-47495011959520704862015-04-06T11:55:46.852-07:002015-04-06T11:55:46.852-07:00There's something else here that can easily be...There's something else here that can easily be overlooked and how in the world could or would anyone check for it? What if a blogger is stealing reviews not just from other bloggers and GoodReads, but from Amazon reviews as well? I've read some extensive, detailed reviews - good and bad - on Amazon that very easily could be robbed by a blogger. The person who wrote the review could have received an ARC or could have purchased the book for pleasure, but would they ever suspect, or even care, that their review was swiped verbatim for a public blog? How would a reader subscribed to said blog know (or care?)? <br />These people are possibly giving honest bloggers a questionable reputation, and that breaks my heart. I have many friends that I met through Facebook who are bloggers, having been so before I met them or became one afterwards. They would be heartbroken if someone stole their work. However, I also have many friends who just write lengthy, in-depth reviews on Amazon - especially if they know the author. They, too, would be upset if someone stole their words. I'm just not sure if everyone would be like my friends. I also just don't know how one would ever see it unless they stumbled across the blog with their stolen review.<br />What do you think? It makes me question my recent decision to start writing lengthier reviews.<br />Thanks for this! I'll pass the info on to my blogger friends.<br />Candy Candice Royerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578774282426648240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-13715108187810177112015-04-06T09:31:28.153-07:002015-04-06T09:31:28.153-07:00Hi Grace!
I really wish more reviewers would spea...Hi Grace! <br />I really wish more reviewers would speak up about being ripped off instead of taking care of it privately. But yes, I totally agree, it is a slap to the face when your work is stolen. It is my hope wonderful reviewers like yourself will be vocal when things like this happen. Because this affects us all. Not just bloggers but authors. Thank you for posting!Delilah Marvellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560191814393878904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-41774984624422199572015-04-06T09:28:30.082-07:002015-04-06T09:28:30.082-07:00Hi Lee,
Thanks for posting. I guess what disappoin...Hi Lee,<br />Thanks for posting. I guess what disappoints me most in all of this is a lot of reviewers DON'T know about it and as long as I've been part of this industry (almost 20 years), this is the first I've heard of it. Which means the reviewers that DO know about it and have been dealing with it and taking care of it in private is clearly helping no one. The purpose of this post was not to create a witch hunt by posting names, but to help reviewers better protect themselves with a list of things they can do. Because THAT we can control. You can't control assholes (or the countless ones that will follow once this one blog is shut down) but you can do things to better protect yourself. Am I wrong in that? So please don't take the 'oh, honey, you're so naive' tone. It's rude and this post is meant to help people, not take them down. As for naming the blog, all the affected people have been notified and if the blog isn't shut down by the end of the week, the name WILL be posted. Ultimately, this isn't a roast. This is about educating fellow reviewers about scams and I hope you share my opinion that fellow reviewers should be educated, not chastised for being 'uneducated'. Delilah Marvellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560191814393878904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-45770301322422668112015-04-06T09:09:04.627-07:002015-04-06T09:09:04.627-07:00Thank you, Nicole, Bevieann, Patricia, Danielle an...Thank you, Nicole, Bevieann, Patricia, Danielle and Martijinn for posting! The only way to battle this is to make people aware of it. Which is why I blogged about it.Delilah Marvellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01560191814393878904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-5836099627564610302015-04-05T08:09:10.250-07:002015-04-05T08:09:10.250-07:00This is something that we book bloggers have been ...This is something that we book bloggers have been dealing with for a while. Sometimes I like to handle things privately. I find that taking someone else's work and making it your own is like a slap in that person's face. I hope this ends, but it's horrible that this keeps on happening.<br /><br />Grace Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746806698563631839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-36221442224486296832015-04-05T06:31:13.588-07:002015-04-05T06:31:13.588-07:00"Because there is one universal truth about r..."Because there is one universal truth about reviewers. They are doing it for the love of books and most do not get paid a single penny for their love. "<br /><br />Uh, no. That's not a "universal truth." We'd like to believe that, but the truth is there are dozens of scammers who ask for books "for review" and then turn around and post them on pirate sites, and they DO make money off those because they sell advertising and memberships to other thieves. As for review plagiarism... hon, there are people who will steal the fillings out of your teeth. Attention whores crave attention - crave used in its pathological sense - and stealing someone else's review gives them what they want without having to earn it. <br /><br />If you want to be helpful, you might name the blog where the plagiarism was posted, so other writers and reviewers know to avoid it. You're probably not the only one who's been ripped off.<br /><br />Lee Rowan (posting anonymous because Blogger doesn't like my computer..)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-30050119902386954302015-04-05T02:57:23.854-07:002015-04-05T02:57:23.854-07:00It is a shame someone would do that. We as reviewe...It is a shame someone would do that. We as reviewers put hard work and time in these things and it is very bad for someone too just take it and claim it as their own.<br /><br />Thank you for bringing this to my attention I will make sure my review blog is under scrutinyMartijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515673575466152492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620996278470405682.post-28148595910130023702015-04-04T18:17:22.878-07:002015-04-04T18:17:22.878-07:00Count me in as another author who adores my review...Count me in as another author who adores my reviewers--whether they adore my books or not. <br /><br />Thank your for bringing this out into the open for us all.Patricia Burroughs aka Pookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000770987295390045noreply@blogger.com