tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460049377024299674.post6018110896500097283..comments2022-11-05T07:54:06.122+00:00Comments on A Wannabe Writer's Blog: How To Destroy Your Writing Career - The Writer RespondsA.M.J. Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12287422340207762774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460049377024299674.post-39377661966593501662011-12-08T10:34:36.001+00:002011-12-08T10:34:36.001+00:00Thanks for the comment Jo. Like you, I find the wh...Thanks for the comment Jo. Like you, I find the whole sorry tale a tragedy more than anything else. I think what fascinated me about the whole thing was trying to understand his mind set; it was such an extreme (and accomplished) case of plagiarism that it defied all reason. But I love trying to understand the motivations of those who do things no one can understand. Rowan may be sneaking his way into my fiction in the future as a result...A.M.J. Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287422340207762774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460049377024299674.post-7147600630462307862011-12-07T22:11:16.636+00:002011-12-07T22:11:16.636+00:00I really enjoyed your last post about Quentin Rowa...I really enjoyed your last post about Quentin Rowan, and went on to read more about him after I read your account here. I also read his "apology" and found myself wavering from side to side on the issue. On one hadn, I appreciated where he was coming from in giving his statement, but I couldn't help but feel that his claims that he's now over his desire for fame are rather belied by the fact that he's publicly talking about what happened. On the other hand, all the people calling for his blood are a bit... over-enthusiastic and black-and-white for my tastes.<br /><br />I really like your wrap-up, though. You've hit all the chords that resonated with me as well. He's really a sad, tragic story. He's a guy who wanted writerly fame so much, and was so crippled by fear, that he made some stupid decisions that snowballed into the worst case of plagiarism since... who-knows-when. He's a cautionary tale to the rest of us.<br /><br />Thanks for writing about him.<br /><br />-- JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com