Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you've been seeing people reference kidney donation on your writer feeds lately... this is why. The New York Times Magazine published a profile of two authors who used to be in the same circles in Boston who had a falling out over an allegedly plagiarized personal story--but it begs the question of where the lines are between inspiration and art.
I'm breaking down the story and sharing select quotes from the article to explain the situation, and then discussing briefly some of the implications.
Who Is the Bad Art Friend?: nytimes.com/2021/10/05/magazine/dorland-v-larson.html
00:00 Introduction
01:19 The Basic Backstory (with kidneys)
06:49 Are you writing about my kidney donation?
09:48 The short story plot thickens
12:19 Tensions escalate & THE LETTER
14:02 White Saviorism & Book Festival Blowback
18:08 Writing inspiration (Cat Person)
19:26 Group chat RECEIPTS
22:04 Who is the bad guy here?
26:42 Legal arguments & transformative work
27:52 What do I think?
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Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro
If you've been seeing people reference kidney donation on your writer feeds lately... this is why. The New York Times Magazine published a profile of two authors who used to be in the same circles in Boston who had a falling out over an allegedly plagiarized personal story--but it begs the question of where the lines are between inspiration and art.
I'm breaking down the story and sharing select quotes from the article to explain the situation, and then discussing briefly some of the implications.
Who Is the Bad Art Friend?: nytimes.com/2021/10/05/magazine/dorland-v-larson.html
00:00 Introduction
01:19 The Basic Backstory (with kidneys)
06:49 Are you writing about my kidney donation?
09:48 The short story plot thickens
12:19 Tensions escalate & THE LETTER
14:02 White Saviorism & Book Festival Blowback
18:08 Writing inspiration (Cat Person)
19:26 Group chat RECEIPTS
22:04 Who is the bad guy here?
26:42 Legal arguments & transformative work
27:52 What do I think?
Add The Ivies on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/48896122-the-ivies
Add Murder, She Texted on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/57121698-murder-she-texted
+BUY MY BOOKS+
Buy The Ivies from your favorite book retailer!: bit.ly/3mkxyYj
Buy The Stars We Steal from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Stars-We-Steal-Alexa-Donne/9781328948946?ref=grid-view&qid=1603728315664&sr=1-3
Buy Brightly Burning from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423
Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: amazon.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/dp/1328948935/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500334638&sr=1-1
Get Brightly Burning on Audible.com! audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII
+LINKS+
Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/16817128.Alexa_Donne
Twitter:
twitter.com/alexadonne
Instagram:
instagram.com/alexadonne
Newsletter Sign-Up:
alexadonne.com/newsletter
Website:
alexadonne.com
Wattpad:
wattpad.com/user/alexadonne
+FILMING SPECS+
Camera: Canon t6i
Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro+
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro
