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McCafferty, who spoke to her fans at a public library in Manhattan today, was referring not to Viswanathan but Jessica Darling, the Ivy League protagonist of her popular book series. "I wanted Jessica to make a lot of mistakes," McCafferty said, "so that she could learn from them...
...scandal fueled by similarities, Jessica Darling sounded a lot like Viswanathan, whose writing, it was revealed over the weekend, sounds a lot like McCafferty's. The two authors were both in New York City today, with Viswanathan appearing on NBC's morning show just six blocks south of where McCafferty made her first public appearance since becoming ensnarled in a plagiarism controversy that has captivated the publishing industry...
McCafferty declined to comment, however, on Viswanathan or the escalating exchange of words between their two publishers, Random House and Little, Brown. Viswanathan has acknowledged using passages similar to those in two of McCafferty's works, though the young author said again today that she had done so unintentionally...
Audience members submitted questions for McCafferty on note cards, but she skipped over several that referred to Viswanathan, choosing instead to answer questions about her career path (McCafferty quit her job at Cosmopolitan magazine to write her first book) and her writing style. "I think the only way you can become a writer," she said, "is through honing your voice, creating your own voice...
Random House says it has documented 45 passages in Viswanathan's novel, "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life," that bear striking similarities to McCafferty's first two books, "Sloppy Firsts" and "Second Helpings." The publishing house said yesterday that it was not satisfied by Viswanathan's apology or explanation, and would not rule out legal action against her and her publisher, Little, Brown...