I had no idea the plagerism went on.

I am going to have to read this. I have to admit, I have every single one of the “In Death” series. I also have a lot of the books written as Nora Roberts. I am actually almost done with “of Blood and Bone”. The first one in that series was just ok with me, but I like this one. Bummer that I will have to wait until next March for the third one. There. I admitted it. I read this stuff. Seems every time I have one of these books with me in a waiting room or dentist chair, people look down at the choice of reading material. Totally different story if I have one of my insect or whatever books.

I haven’t read Nora Roberts, but I’m familiar with her name. I am loving her blog!!

Interesting article. Learned a lot about the publishing world I didn't know before.

I own a few of Noras books. I thoroughly enjoyed reading her "how she does it". It must be tough being Nora.....and not getting credit for your own work. Thanks Susan.

I relate to what she said, very much...in my own life. Women, people in general, do not support or bouy you up as a general rule. They try to find fault with what you do.

Big fan of Nora Roberts, that was an enjoyable read, thank you for posting.

I love her "In Death" series. I keep meaning to find the first one and re-read it.

It's only $2.99 on Amazon.

I recently put the first "In Death" book on my Kindle when Amazon had it on sale. I read it years ago, and many of the series since, and I thought it would be fun to re-read. I've bought most of the series as used hardcovers on eBay. The first one I "read" was an audiobook from the library. It had a great narrator, and the voices she used have stayed in my head. I hear them to this day when I read the printed books.

Interesting. I have never read her work but see books all the time at the thrifts. I will have to try some out. She has an interesting process. Somerset Maugham had the same sort of approach. He wrote eight hours a day every day. He also worked closely with his editor. I wonder if she knows she has recreated his process. He also said that if you are going to call yourself a writer you write. Prolific writers often don't get the respect they deserve. Still I will have to judge the actual work myself.

Patriciae, I can speak only for myself, but to me there's a big difference between her early books and the later ones. This is evident just from reading synopses. I enjoy the later ones--say, 2010 and beyond, although there may be some written a little earlier that I'd like. The later ones are longer and more complex than the earlier ones. (I'm talking about her romantic suspense novels, not the "In Death" series--I love all of those.) I've been impressed with her research. The Search is a good example. It has a lot of information about Canine Search & Rescue. She clearly loves dogs, and I can relate.

Her trilogies are popular, but they'r not my thing. I read one and it was pleasant, but I can take just so much "magick." :-)

I've read her books from the very beginning. While there's a lot of repetition in them, to me it's like visiting an old friend. Alisande, I agree she has progressed tremendously from those earliest romances and I agree that her magical trilogies are the least enjoyable for me. However, I like some of her other trilogies or quartets like the Irish Born trilogy, the Calhoun women, the Gallaghers of Ardmore and the Chesapeake Bay saga. My all-time favorites are The Search and The Witness.

Thanks for posting the link, that was a great read! Oddly, I've never been able to get into the Nora Roberts novels, but I have every JD Robb, including every short story, on a couple of shelves in my permanent collection.

And yes, I took my handy Avery labeler and numbered every single one because otherwise it's impossible to keep them all straight!

I just finished re-reading the entire In Death series for the umpteenth time, so I could read the newest, Connections in Death.

I had no idea people would plagiarize whole books and plots like that and expect to get away with it! I hope she sued them into oblivion.

I listened to an “in Death” book that featured Peabody and loved hearing all the voices I’d only ever imagined.

I like to picture which actors I would pick to play them in a movie. For Peabody, I always picture Kathryn Hahn for some reason. For Roarke, Matt Bromer. :)