There Is Nothing NEW Under The Sun
If
you think it…rest assured that someone else somewhere has thought the same
thought. If you have a mind blowing “light-bulb-moment” and dream up an amazing
new idea, just know that it has been dreamed-up before. If you write it, many
others have written about it also.
Did
you know? There is nothing new under the sun.
With
that in mind, let’s address plagiarism
which is more prevalent today because of ease of access via the internet. One
simply needs to search for a topic and search engines quickly return thousands
of results. The problem of plagiarism
enters the picture when one person copies those results and uses them for their
own purposes.
How do we avoid plagiarism?
In
order to avoid plagiarism, write
your story or article from your head, not from research gathered from the
internet. Chances are, you will find some of the same ideas you have, but your
ideas will be in your own words.
Still, it’s a slippery slope.
When
you DO use information gathered
searching the internet, you must credit
your source. Indicate where you
got the information from. If you fail to credit your source, you are guilty of plagiarism.
So,
your job is to present your ideas in a way that is completely different from
any information you gather through your research.
There
is nothing new under the sun. But, no two people talk exactly alike, and they
definitely do not write in the same writing
style and voice. Write your pieces in your
own unique style and voice.
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How
do YOU write your articles? Do you
write first? Do you research first? What is your article writing technique?
