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Is this part of my story classified as Plagiarism?

I am writing a novel and I am a little unsure if this is classified as plagiarism. In my story my character is describing how to make a citronella spray and then in another section she is describing how to make a flammable gel. I found the citronella spray and flammable gel methods on the internet but I described the method in my own words but I used the internet version as a guide. Is using it at all even in my own words still classified as plagiarism.

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    if we didn't have resources to help with looking up with how things work, we wouldn't know how anything worked. As long as it's in your own words and terms you should be fine. Resources are how we get our information.

  • 8 years ago

    Plagiarism is defined as taking a portion of text, word for word, and claiming as your own. If your work is fiction, and you are not using the description of how Citronella is made word for word, then you should be fine. If the work is nonfiction, you should cite your source in an endnotes section (most nonfiction work have a source section, whether it be a little paragraph on a page at the end, a large section at the end of the book, or a little note on the copyright page).

    Source(s): Seventeen years in this publishing racket
  • 8 years ago

    Using Citronella Spray and flammable gel methods in a work is not plagiarism as long is it is in your own words. Plagiarism is when one directly copies from a text.

    For example:

    A work says, "Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of vodka."

    I write a story and copy that exact line WITHOUT crediting the original author and asking for their permission.

    Plagiarism

    Source(s): English class
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    5 years ago

    ok first of all, Twilight isn't the 1st e book to jot down a pair of romance between a vampire and a human, so do no longer anticipate which you're taking on Stephenie Meyer's territory. She further her very own version into the super historic previous of paranormal romances. in case you prefer to jot down a vampire romance , choose for it, yet undergo in suggestions it's going to be whilst in comparison with the books already printed, so which you need to be unique!

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  • 8 years ago

    You could always cite the pages just in case, but I think you are fine as far as plagiarism goes. If its in your own words then ur good

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