Subconscious Writing...

Kaava Viswanathan, a Harvard sophomore, received a $ 500,000 two-book deal at 16yo from Little, Brown and Company. According to the story by AP writer Andrew Ryan, Kaava didn't even have a full manuscript when she received her deal: "The stories eventually made it Little Brown. She pitched the book in a chatty e-mail, and they inked a deal before her freshman year." The "stories" were a few short stories she showed to her high-school counselor, who gave the stories to an agent. It is believe that Ms. Viswanathan lifted or copyrighted parts of Megan F. Mccafferty's novel Sloppy First; To see to what extent visit Harvards' , The Crimson, for full details or visit : http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=512968
What is this world coming to when teenagers get book deals likes this?, YIKES!
Either way I purchase the Novels by Ms. Viswanathan and Ms. Mcfatterty to form my own opinion , I hope others will do the same

Either way Kaava claims she reads and studied Ms. Mcfatterty works of fiction, and she didn't mean to copyright purposely, it was done " subconsciously" and she intends to rewrite the part of the novel in dispute and rerelease it. . (Creative Marketing?)


Kaava Viswanathan Novel
How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life

Megan F. Mccafferty Novels
Sloppy Firsts
Second Helpings : A Novel
Sixteen : Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday
Charmed Thirds : A Novel