I saw four books on Amazon by this person last week and thought they looked suspicious but I didn't want raise an alarm on a innocent writer. So how do I raise a concern without burning down the house? I don't know about the rest of you but writing wrings out a lot of emotions/energy from me into the pages.

I despise thieves especially those that steal anothers' intellectual property but because I find it so highly offensive I am hesitant to accuse someone because it just doesn't "look right." I equate theft of this type with what we called rogues growing up; those that use your friendship/kinship to steal from you. But how should I raise concern in the future if/when I see something similar.

I now ask too is it necessary to place a copyright statement somewhere on a story placed here or is it understood? And if it is needed is there a proper format?

Katie