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Hometown: NYC

DoB: 12/14/77

For those that enjoy my fanfictions and would like to check out my original fiction works (posted under my legal name, Gerilyn Marin, as it is the name I intend to publish under in the hopefully not too distant future) you can visit my page at FictionPress .com: http://www.fictionpress.com/u/539308/Gerilyn_Marin or take a peek at my personal website: http://www.wix.com/gothicwriter/gerilyn-marin

Edit as of 10/07/11:

The stolen work was finally taken down earlier this week.

9/23/11: Note to ALL Readers

I will be attempting to direct all of my readers on this site to this message via Author's Notes included in my next few updates. I will soon be taking all of my currently posted fictions down from FF. net. This is not a decision I have made lightly, either. If anything, what made it a difficult choice is how awesome and wonderful so many of my readers are and that simply taking the works down would not be fair to you, at least not without a good amount of prior notice. I feel, though, it is only fair to explain my reasons. I've known for a while- as most that frequent this site do- that plagiarism has always been an issue on this site. Granted, plagiarism is a threat no matter where your work is posted or how it is distributed (even published novels have been defiled to this end), but this site's administrators- who set the Terms of Service- do have an obligation, in asking members to comply with these ToS, to protect the members by following up as soon as possible on reports of abuse or violations of said terms. This comes up now because in the past, I've seen that a voluminous amount of reports in a short time usually spurns them to act on the reports, very- very- recently, however, a fiction was brought to my attention that not only was not the property of the posting member, but that this member openly stated on his/her profile page they did not have permission of the original author to submit. To add insult to injury, despite the very rude and crappy disclaimer on their profile page, the thief does not even bother to mention the original author's name, nor where the originally posted work can be found. I took the time to read back through the reviews and found that for nearly 2 months outraged readers (and even the author of the original work, itself) had been reporting the stolen work, and nothing has been done.

Since this has been misunderstood, I would like to point out that the plagiarized work is not one of mine, but is in fact the work of someone I do not even know. My lack of familiarity with the author is not what matters, what matters is that this is something that should not be happening and anyone who knows what is right should be ready and willing to go to bat for someone who's creative efforts are being abused in this way.

I would like to emphasize that no matter how much you love or enjoy a person's work- be it a story or piece of art- it is never okay to post it without their express permission or giving credit properly. The writer or artist has poured their heart and soul into their work and it is theirs to do with as they please, and no one else has the right to decide to take it upon themselves to treat the work, or its creator, with such disrespect. FF. net's reputation has been getting steadily worse over the years- I have even seen it referred to as a place that is known for plagiarism and not a place for posting well written works (yes, as someone who likes to think her wording is well thought-out, that did sting a little, lol, but this wasn't a comment about anything to do with me, so I don't mind XD)- and this person committing such an act of disrespect not only supports, but adds to the building of this negative rep.

If you truly enjoy someone's work and it's not on the site you frequent, but you want to share it, then post a comment to that effect, credit the author, mention the fic's content rating and leave a link, it's that simple. Attempting to justify a disrespectful action by claiming that it is the original author who is being selfish by not choosing to post on a particular site does not give you carde blanche to do what you wish with another person's work.

When I officially take down my fics, I will provide links to the other sites where my stories are posted. Regardless of how you feel about my decision, I would hope that at the very least this message will remind some of you that if you see a story you feel you've read before, or that you know belongs to someone other than the poster, check it out for yourself. Compare the suspect story to the original, or contact the original author if you can (this will also cut back on incorrectly reporting stories that only have a simliar premise, should a story 'sound' the same, but be completely different from the story you'd thought it was a plagiarized version of) to be certain. And if you find the work is plagiarized do a favor to yourself, the original author and this site as a whole and report it immediately. Even if nothing is done right away, at least you will know you've done your part.

~ Gerilyn Marin ( fan-fiction pseudonym Freya Ishtar)

4/21/11: Stealing Heaven- Original Fiction Revisal

~*headdesk* I am/will be going through the tedium of revising Stealing Heaven in its current, in-progress entirety. The reason for this (as stated in the thread subject) is because a lot of people have been asking and/or suggesting that this fic be turned into a novel.

Unfortunately, this also means that after the fic is completed- and all revisal & editing work is finished (which may still mean a large window of time that the story remains publicly accessible)- it will be removed from Dokuga & all other sites it currently calls home. The story will remain posted until it is completed so that readers can see how it ends.

FIC DELETIONS:

Deleted as of 01/11/11: In Moonlight, Leaf Masquerade, Dependence.

Deleted as of 01/13/11: Heylin Rebirth, Lucid, Honor Among Thieves.

Please note that I am saving these stories as full documents including their original posting/publish dates, they are also saved to a folder in my deviantART gallery to maintain a constant, online date-stamp of original pulication. The reason for this is not because I'm so in adoration of my own work that I'm expecting plagiarized versions to pop up the moment I remove the original story from the site, but simply that I've been in fanfiction long enough to have seen things like this happen (and yes, was once the victim of story-theft, myself, and let me tell you it doesn't feel good) and am simply trying to cover my literary butt. That, and I'm a member of a site that is highly Anti-Theft/ Anti-Plagiarism, and I am capable of loosing the Hounds of Hell on anyone I find plagiarizing- whether it be my work or someone elses. I would gladly go to bat for anyone that has just cause to believe someone is copying their work . . . just sayin'.