“I Was Not Bluffing”: Woman Steals SIL’s Book And Publishes It, Ends Up Losing Every Cent She Made

Writing a book is no small feat. It takes endless creativity, patience, and dedication—from building the plot and characters to spending months, even years, bringing the story to life.

So you can imagine the heartbreak of this Redditor, who decided to support her sister-in-law by buying her new book, only to realize it was a copy of her own story, one she’d been working on since childhood. Feeling shocked and betrayed, she decided to take legal action. But when her family found out, they didn’t take her side.

Read the full story below.

The woman decided to buy a copy of her sister-in-law’s book to show her support

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But was stunned to find out it had been stolen from her own work

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Woman steals SIL’s book and publishes it, facing consequences and losing all the money she made from the stolen book.

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Woman steals SIL’s book to self-publish it, facing consequences and losing every cent she made from the stolen book.

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She later followed up with an edit

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Readers encouraged the author to take things seriously and offered their advice on how to handle the situation

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In an update, she revealed what happened after she brought in a lawyer

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She also shared more details in the comments

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Readers were glad to see things work out in her favor

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