I’ve said this elsewhere, but it’s worth mentioning more prominently, with a new entry. Yesterday, I got a number of referrals from Blu Phi’er’s Publisher’s Corner page. At the time, he revamped the page to include a link to Rusty, and a number of other things.
Bernoudy has changed the Publisher’s Corner page again on the Blu Phi’er site. The link to this blog and all his text that addressed specific authors’ concerns is gone, as is the whine about Eric, horror authors, contracts that aren’t contracts, etc. Almost all the edits that appeared over the weekend are now MIA, although it’s not a complete page replace with the original version.
For all the changes to that page that have been made over the past few days, one would think he could update the copyright date to this year.
Oops.
Wow, somebody convinced him he was acting like a complete loon. My hat is off to that person, whoever he or she is, because it must have taken some persuading!
Interesting turn of events.
I’d guess he felt a bit barraged by his authors and wanted to respond, as well as get in a dig at this blog, but later realized he went about it the wrong way. Whether someone had to convince him of that, or he realized it on his own, I wouldn’t know.
I have been getting twice my normal number of hits on my cuss wp blog. The vast majority have been clickthroughs from Rusty.
The second largest has been googles on Blu Phier.
The third was clickthroughs from my website.
I have also been getting some odd ones, such as facebook, and so forth.
TRN is the wrong place for someone to come on with guns blazing.
Rusty’s readership is comprised of highly intellilgent, net-savvy people and we don’t back down. It’s like the epicenter of an earthquake as we all spread out and pass the word along to other people in other places who then spread it around some more.
Especially when it comes to bad publishers and such.
I googled Blu Phi’er. The first two links were to their website, the third was to preditors and editors, the fourth was rusty.
I went in and changed it the short time I was in the marketing position. I was trying to make some positive changes in the company and that was where I started……my fault for not seeing the copyright date…wasn’t even looking at that with all the changes I made.
Chris
…and I did that before the threats too…
Chris, the page has changed since your claim about the threats.
I have been looking at it every day, watching the changes.
I want to know what is really going on.
I thought it might have been Chris who had restored some semblance of professionalism to the website.
Yes, it was Chris who did it. I believe that he is still working for Bernoudy in some way. Not just as an author.
The only reason I noticed all the changes is because I suddenly stopped getting referrals from that page, and went to look why. I may have missed interim changes that still included the link.
I’m used to publishers having a hissy fit about this blog, especially if they don’t understand its raison d’etre. What looked worse to me, was trying to answer authors’ private questions on a public page like that. If there is dirty laundry there, why run it up the flagpole?
The good news is that the thread at Absolute Write seems to have died down — for now, anyway.
cussedness I was completely honest with you when I emailed you yesterday about telling bernoudy it would be best for him to let jane and anyone that wanted out of their contract out. when I got the first threat I attempted to delete all my personal information from aw, including my email address, when I did that it locked up my account to where all I can do is view threads. I asked mac to unlock it, that’s why I couldn’t get pm’s or post. as far as the claims here and on your blogs, they are inaccurate. I’ve offered jimmy, chris and donnette my marketing advice, but that’s the extent. I’ve got a family with small children, suppported by my day job, neither of which I’d put at risk. I’d like to ask you to remove your blog entry about me and if there are any questions you would like to have answered I will be more than happy to answer them. cbmanning19@aol.com
thanks,
chris
What looked worse to me, was trying to answer authors’ private questions on a public page like that. If there is dirty laundry there, why run it up the flagpole?
I think this was another example of Mr. Bernoudy’s lack of professionalism.
It didn’t help that he went on about his authors being ones who wouldn’t get published at all if it weren’t for him. Insulting your authors is always good business policy, right?
Chris, why would you go through the trouble of taking your email address away from aw and then post it here?
Just curious.
the email I had on AW was not that email, it was a work email, I replaced it with the one above.
Ah, gotcha.
http://people.lulu.com/blogs/view_post.php?post_id=45111
*Yawn* Oh, that was interesting.
Daggy is God? Well, any Christian would never say that.
Still looking forward to this interview that will revolutionize the industry and embarrass a few people.
*Yawn*
Bit of a dud, wasn’t it?
Notice how these are all things that Larry’s really lousy at doing?
I also love it when he names his own crappy story about the changeling vampiress (who breaks the wooden rolling pin over her kitchen counter and stabs herself through the heart with it) as the best short horror story ever. Sure, it was meant to be a joke, but . . . damn.
Mr. Manning, what was a ‘marketing director’ doing fixing the website? That’s the webmaster’s job.
Can’t blu phier afford a webmaster?
Daverana Enterprises has a webmaster, a publicist, a marketing director, art director, and an Editor in Chief. None of whom are the publisher.
And none of them are the same person wearing multiple hats.
Bernoudy is a lawyer. You would think he could afford to have a real staff.
Doesn’t mean he’s a good lawyer Cuss. If he were, would he be moonlighting as a “publisher”?
“Being able to write good dialogue, theme, conflict, tone . . .”
Pie in the sky thinking as far as his writing is concerned. That wasn’t an interview — that was an ego stroke.
I’m with Jerrod. Where’s this big lame-ass — I mean, bad ass interview he’s been crowing about?
Here is Vern, being a rather ill-informed dope:
link: http://www.ookami.co.uk/forumpage/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=267
“Vern on Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:49 pm
I’ve mellowed a bit now and calmed down. It does get tiresome reading the same old crap day in day out, especially about people who you’ve learned to respect.
It is a small group of doom spreaders thankfully and well, let them have their own party and moan within their own ranks. It merely shows them up as rather sad. Ok, opinions and criticisms are good, but constant and daily putting down is plain sad and obsessive.
Heres to the good people in the small press and boo to the others”
Yeah, okay, Vern. Whatever.
Nobody is moaning but him.
To be honest, Rain, his being a “publisher” doesn’t have any bearing on his skill at law. I’m an IT guy moonlighting as an editor, and I’m pretty damn good at what I do, if I say so myself…
I can’t believe he respects Dagstine, a guy who has threatened people and said women should be raped.
And Vern, we have the screenshot to prove it. So don’t go around saying we made this shit up, either. We didn’t.
Small pebble, big pond. Vern’s just being butthurt.
Afternoon All,
For the record, did I mention any names or direct my comments on my blog or on WoW towards anyone in particular? Read again and you’ll find I didn’t. Tut tut.
Johaha – “I can’t believe he respects Dagstine, a guy who has threatened people and said women should be raped.
And Vern, we have the screenshot to prove it. So don’t go around saying we made this shit up, either. We didn’t.”
The above comment is laughable as no comment was made regarding Mr. Dagstine nor did I relate to anyone here on Rusty. Can I advise that if you choose to quote me in the future, do so on fact and not speculation. Certainly don’t imply that I condone rape or any other questionable act!
Mike – I’m entitled to an opinion and I’m certainly not “Butthurt”.
Come on guys, your better than this. Don’t jump on me for having an opinion, something you all enjoy having.
Have a good afternoon all.
Best,
Vern.
Good point Mike. I made the comment in respect to his failings as a publishers and how it may reflect on his other abilities.
I’m off caffeine while the abcessed tooth heals and it’s not doing my thought process much good.
Wow, Rain, that’s a double whammy of suck. Hope you feel better soon.
Yeah. If he didn’t keep coming over here to look, he’d never know about it, would he? It’s not as if any of us go there to post.
Exactly. If he keeps poking his nose here, only he is responsible for feeling butthurt. We don’t go to him.
They can’t do it right so they get butthurt.
CW has told me that my choice of Mike as Editor of Flashing Swords was an excellent one.
Several others have also.
One of the big differences is that Mike has GOOD TASTE, KNOWS THE GENRE, and UNDERSTANDS what sells to the broader readership.
Vern et al have no taste, no idea about what really makes the larger part of the genre work, and have no understanding above selling to the tiniest niche out there.
Perhaps Vern is banking on Dagstine’s interview to stir up interest in the same way that Nicky’s did for the literary boner
If you don’t have all the pieces together, the package neither works nor sell. And the true sign of appreciation is when fans and readers are willing to shell out money for the publication.
“Perhaps Vern is banking on Dagstine’s interview to stir up interest in the same way that Nicky’s did for the literary boner”
I’m sure of it. And unfortunately for him, that’s why it will fail. One can almost hear Daggy telling him, “Oh, I know EXACTLY how to sell a shitload of copies! A controversial interview worked great for me (lol) so let’s try that. And I’ll have the last laugh when you have all the money from those who snark me. They’re so obsessed with me, they’ll all scamper to buy the magazine just to see what I said about them. It worked for Nick’s EYE IN THE SHADOWS, so come on!”
Yeah, good luck with that. I was giving the benefit of a doubt for just being a bit delusional, but the butthurtedness shows that he’s beyond that. It’s like soaking yourself in gasoline and then whining that you’re on fire.
Yeah. In this day and age of limited finances, am I going to shell out money for a new Sarah Pinborough novel or a crappy nitwit circle jerk mag w/ an interview w/ a douchebag?
Jeez!!!! That’s a such a hard choice!!!!
You see, by virtue an excellent writer, Pinborough has earned my money. By virtue of being a douchebag enabler, Vern has not.
Larry’s delusions are pretty tight to think that we’d pay money for his drivel.
Was that lulu crap a preview of the Phobia interview? Cause if it was, I’m bored already. But then, LoN are only good for the lulz, and wasting a few minutes on a break. 😉
No, that was a different interview he just had. He’s really trying to get himself interviewed into mush.
Mostly it really is yawn country, but this
3. What is the best short horror story of all time?
Geraldine’s Addiction
made me spit coffee on the screen.
Found!
Dagstine’s editor!
Dagstine’s editor is a pay service called Dars Corrections.
Link: http://www.darscorrections.com/services
Judging by his recent stories, I’d want my money back if I were him.
Whats the best horrible story?
But “Geraldine’s Addiction” was a vampire story! Plus, I’m getting a kick out of that whole line, because Nicky could have written it.
if I didn’t bother to care I could write a bajillion stories like the nitwits. its not hard to crank out stuff that low quality en masse
Thing is, he honestly thinks pumping out a massive amount of fiction (low quality, of course, but he won’t see it like that) is his way of being well-known.
Because, of course, if you have a massive about of stories out, you are sure to be remembered.
Sad little boy fails to realize that being prolific does not mean you will be remembered. There are shitloads of prolific writers who have “vanished”.
Conversely, there are writers who have written little, but gone on to be giants of the written word.
Did you notice that Darlene works (or worked) for Lachesis? Oh, the irony.
“**Types of projects not accepted: Erotica fiction and non (rated R is fine, no XXX please), gay fiction and non, demon/witch/vampire or other supernatural fiction or non (angels are fine).”
I have no idea what that sentence means.
That was my point . . . 😉
Again, I know Dar on a writing list. While I wouldn’t employ her (generally I believe I should edit my own stories and well, I’m cheap) she seems to have a good head on her shoulders. IMHO she’s in the early stages of editing and still trying to build a rep.
Oh, and that “interview”? It was a thread on Shocklines. I wasn’t aware that it would be reposted elsewhere when I answered the questions. (What can I say, I love surveys.)
Types of projects not accepted: Erotica fiction and non (rated R is fine, no XXX please), gay fiction and non, demon/witch/vampire or other supernatural fiction or non (angels are fine).
Ugh, that made my head hurt.
Here’s my rewrite of that:
“I will not accept erotica, gay-themed, or demon/witch/vampire stories.”
She really meant she wouldn’t take any of those, whether fiction or nonfiction, but the last part is already implied, and need not be stated.
Conversely, there are writers who have written little, but gone on to be giants of the written word.
T.E.D. Klein, for example
Vern’s reading comprehension is lacking.
*waves to Vern*
Vern, honey, Dagstine said those things. Nobody implied that you did.
“Did you notice that Darlene works (or worked) for Lachesis? Oh, the irony.”
Dar does work for us, and I have a hard time believing she is Daggy’s editor. She doesn’t like horror, and I don’t give it to her as an editor. Everything she has handed in to me has been thorough. If anyone has questions, you know I am always happy to answer them. Where did you get the information she was his editor? From his site, johaha?
It’s on her testimonials page. Daggy probably had her do one of his sci-fi pieces.
Bragging about paying someone to edit your semiliterate nonsense is kind of like bragging about paying someone to give you a pedicure, isn’t it?
I thought that when Dag said he had an editor, he meant that he had an acquiring editor somewhere (Cthulhu knows where!) who was interested in publishing his crap. Can it be that what he meant was that he was paying someone to polish his literary turds?
SO LAME!!!!
We also never quoted Vern either in this thread until Response #55…
Ahhh, okay, thank you, R!
I should tell Dar about Larry then, and warn her. She does do good work, so I don’t want her name getting muddied with Larry’s bad rep. 🙂
Jup — That is what I thought, too. When I saw Dar, that is why I thought, no, she isn’t an acquisition editor of any kind.
Oi vay.
Judging by the state of his prose, I wonder if Daggy actually listened to her advice. Or if he just paid her for a proofread…
Mike there’s also the possibility that he paid her for a line edit, not a content edit. I’m sure every editor here has had to grit their teeth with a manuscript of story they didn’t like, or didn’t think was worth the print because they were paid to edit it.
There is that. Suffice to say it makes Daggy’s “I haz a editor” appear to be true to the letter of the statement, and marginally at that.
I call rules lawyering. 😀
Anybody remember when Dagstine came on here, he also said he had a proteges? As if he were a mentor? I found one of them and its…
its….
its…
Dudgeon.
[Bold emphasis is mine.]
Listen to the Self Promotion Guru, people. All very good advice.
Lawrence is my mentor in that regard, whether he knows it or not (and he probably does). When it comes to getting your name out there, I guess there are three people I know well who just kick ass at it…Lawrence Dagstine, P. S. Gifford and Mike Philbin.
And where is Mr. Philbin anyways?
–Dudgeon.
It comes from the Cowboy Logic Press forum:
http://www.cowboylogic.net/CLPforum/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=435
I have noticed that Daggy is very big on that sort of logic.
But I still think of you as the king…and my mentor
Same page. It’s pretty sad when people idolize douchebags.
Vern can’t even understand English.
No one said YOU said women should be raped, Vern.
Daggy said it. Okay? Daggy said it!
Want the screenshot? I’m sure you can have it.
Over at CLP, Daggy’s advice is just what every editor in the business tells you NOT to do.
And I say it again, after 300 so-called credits, one would imagine he would get better. But it’s the same old, same old.
Leads me to believe it is all about him and not the stories.
Louise,
Yes, I got it from his site.
Darlene has done amazing work for me at LBF. Like Louise said – she’s thorough, she fine-tooth combs every project I send her. Yeah, she has her limitations on what she’ll accept, but a lot of freelance editors pick and choose from the areas they’re knowledgeable in.
I too, have a hard time seeing her work with LD, but since she said it – okay *shrug*. Whatever it was she worked on probably shines above and beyond the rest of his material…
I’m sure she’s thorough. If she wasn’t, I couldn’t see Lachesis using her.
What I find interesting, is that what Dar calls copyediting, or a line-edit, is exactly what I do every single time I do first reader duty. I’ll even do some fact checking, if anything obvious warrants it. Pointing out logic errors, continuity errors, and just plain old confusing scenes is all part of it, as far as I’m concerned, because if I notice it, so will another reader.
Heck, I really enjoy doing that sort of thing. The only thing I don’t do is alter the document and use change tracking on it, because I’m usually one of several first readers, all of whom are working independently.
There was one story of Daggy’s that was a bit better than usual, although I forget the title; I wonder if that’s the one she edited.
QFT ! 🙂
you forgot these “”
(hit enter too soon)
don’t make them feel neglected. :< poor “”
Okay, Scott . . . I fixed it for you with blockquote tags.
As my husband says, “Some people only think advice is worth it if they have to pay for it.”
I know of lots of writers who pass their work off to a paid editor with little or no self editing. I don’t understand it, except in the case of one lady who is dyslexic and literally can’t spot some of her typos. When offered alternatives like free crit groups or free educational grammar sites the scoff and profess their affection for their editor.
I don’t understand it, but I would be surprised if Daggy was like that.
Doh ! Thanks Rusty.
Thanks, johaha. 🙂
Exactly — I have a feeling Mike and Michelle are spot on with Dar suggesting edits, and then it is up to Dag what he takes. And good point, too, Michelle, about writers who pass off poorly edited MSS to a private editor. This is one of the reasons I am so very wary of self publishing. In the end, the editor can suggest, but if a writer gets butthurt, they may tell the editor ‘Oh, great, I’ll take that advice,’ and then they throw it in the trash and mumble under their breath, ‘what does she know, anyway.’
When I worked with another small press, I had something like this happen to me. It was frustrating as hell! The publisher gave the writers the okay to veto some technical changes, whereas, with Lach and most other publishers I know of, the contract states you can veto content edits that change your overall plot and characters, but you really have to work with your editor on technical points and other areas, like brushing up too much telling versus showing. I had authors who believed punctuation was a part of their style and content. It was a bit ridiculous, as they were overusing ‘creative’ punctuation drastically, in some cases.
Have no idea if the above rant makes much sense, and Rain and Rich are waiting for feedback. *Spank me, guys!* 😛
Raingods/Phoenix has my “first reader” feedback, so he’s already been on the receiving end of my “services,” so to speak. He survived my brutal beating. 😉
Louise, I think you might enjoy that too much! ;p
“I had authors who believed punctuation was a part of their style and content. It was a bit ridiculous, as they were overusing ‘creative’ punctuation drastically, in some cases.”
STUDENT: But, but… Cormac McCarthy doesn’t punctuate his sentences?
TEACHER: Are you Cormac McCarthy?
STUDENT: No.
TEACHER: Then shut up!
The last line, I can assure you that many teachers, in both high school and college, think all the time, but never say.
No, it makes total sense, Louise, especially in Genre fiction too. And I don’t mean that in a poor way. It all comes back to the this: most of the stylistic pioneers, McCarthy included, know exactly why they’re doing what they’re doing. Most beginning writers do not.
Isn’t this exactly what Kristy Tallman claims she does? Remember when she was claiming that her blog entries are full of typos and grammatical errors because, DUH, she dosn’t pay to have them edited?
Isn’t this exactly what Kristy Tallman claims she does? Remember when she was claiming that her blog entries are full of typos and grammatical errors because, DUH, she dosn’t pay to have them edited?
LOL whereas my typos are because it’s not uncommon to have kids jumping on the bed while I’m typing or because I’m pounding out an entry in the few minutes between all the other stuff on my to do list. Typos in blog entries aren’t the worst sin, but submissions and professional web pages should be clean.
Nah Rusty, not brutal, just honest. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Random guy: Damn, I’m really sick of going to that one restaurant. The one with the guy with red hair, clown make-up, and has golden arches on his uniform.
Ronald McDonald: Whatever, man.
Random guy: Hey! Did I say your name? No! Can I advise you not to misquote me when I’m not mentioning your name? Tut tut.
Good point Michele
haha! Rain, okay, touche. lol 😀
Rich — That mock conversation you outlined gave me flashbacks to some … ahem … previous writers I have worked with. 😉
Did I mention I lurves you all? haha Finally, a place where I can comfortably grow old and snarky, as I have always wanted to.
Today was hell. I am beat. So, Rich and Rain, you two are top priorities tomorrow, while I am merging and copy editing.
(((((Louise)))))
Oh, and that conversation always happens with newbie poets, lower case, no punctuation, and the little “i”
“But, But……e.e. cummings!”
{{{{Louise}}}}
Grow old and snarky with me. Please, please, pretty please. C’mon, someone has to do it.
See, it’s bits like these that are why I’m glad that “Elements of Style” is such a small booklet. I can beat Nitwits, awthuhs and arteests with it and not leave a mark. 😀
I keep a copy within arm’s reach of my computer, Mike. When in doubt . . . Strunk & White it.
Does anyone have a clue who Khazarkhum at Absolute Write is? I’ve been getting more referrals today from the Blu Phi’er thread there, and this person’s link to Rusty is the most recently added of three that I can tell.
I don’t need to know the person’s identity; I’m just curious. It seems to me that AW has brought me more new readers over the past year than any other forum, whether they arrive from the Pacione thread that was locked a year ago, or this Blu Phi’er one.
What I find interesting, is that what Dar calls copyediting, or a line-edit, is exactly what I do every single time I do first reader duty. I’ll even do some fact checking, if anything obvious warrants it. Pointing out logic errors, continuity errors, and just plain old confusing scenes is all part of it, as far as I’m concerned, because if I notice it, so will another reader.
When I was first reading years ago, I was told to read it, and write a ‘book report’ on it with all the stuff I liked, didn’t like, etc. No notes on content or typos or anything of the sort, just the ‘book report’. I didn’t last long, because I had to point out the inconsistencies, the typos, the grammar… the excessive use of the exclamation point and schwa. This ~ is NOT a hyphen! LOL
Ever since then, if I’m doing a first read, I explain that I’m obsessive about what is essentially line-edits. I do use the track changes and comments, but I figure there are more readers than just me and whoever can compare documents later.
Book report? I keep my impressions of the text/story to the body of my email response. The line editing goes into an attached document. I could easily work another way with authors, but so far, most prefer to read impressions first, then get down in the dirt with the editing elsewhere.
Edited to add:
I make sure that anyone who approaches me for a first read knows what he or she is getting into, in terms of feedback (basically, a line-edit). Bob has returned a few times, so he’s okay with it, Scott was okay with one, but it drives Janrae crazy.
LOL I think your approach sounds good, by my terms of defining first readers, R. I’ll be able to work with it, and look forward to it on GW. (Which will be a looong time coming, but will come.)
Don’t be dirty with my last sentence, Jerrod Balzer! 😛
Khazardum is a long time industry friend who is currently working with me on Daverana Enterprises.
Double checked, and yeah that’s Khazar.
Well the comedy duo of Dudgeon and Philbin surfaced over at SL to promote that interview Philbin gave.
http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/forums/1
Words escape me at the moment.
Err here’s the right link.
http://shocklinesforum.yuku.com/topic/5662
words escape them too. maybe its contagious.
With all the stroking these guys give each other, they must be buying hand lotion by the case.
And flea soap.
You, you…mean I’ve contracted Phipactine disease? How long does my creativity have to live?
Seven days after you stop reading. Therefore you must continually dose yourself with good reads daily.
I was thinking Purell hand sanitizer.
Purell stings like heck if you get it in your eye. 🙁
{{{{{ Louise }}}}}} No! She’s MINE! She’s gonna grow old and snarky with ME we will grow old and snarky together it’ll be like Teh Bukkit List.
For a minute I thought that said The Bukkake List…I need caffeine dammit!
I thought I better jump in here, since I was brought up, to state categorically that Rusty’s critiques of my work have been invaluable. She’s truly a wonder and she keeps me honest. I wish I’d have had her services for Shadows Over Somerset and Keepers of the Dead… I trust her advise and her editing prowess is exemplary. She’s so thorough that I almost feel like I’m punishing her every time I send her something new to look at…
If I have to make a list of everything I want to do before I experience bukkake, it will include … well … everything, really. Everything.
SALTY SNOW
I just found a new member of the Legion of Nitwits.
http://www.gudmagazine.com/review/archive/2008/5/6/coop-by-jack-teeter/
Oh, wow. *snicker*
Legion of Nitwits? Probably not (apparently, he is capable of writing well). Butthurt? Absolutely.
The Legion of Nitwits and the Butthurt Brigade often fight side-by-side.
(Hey, I outed myself by making this comment [still in moderation jail] while logged in in propria persona. Yikes!)
Oh, crap. Now I’ve proven conclusively that I’m a member of The Klutzstaffel.
That’s okay. I hit it with Rust-o-leum. 😉
That was a near Pacione level spaz… only with proper use of the English Language. Making sure he doesn’t get any sales? Puhleeze.
That was actually a mostly favorable review. The fact that he got butt hurt over being shown a real flaw is just stupid.
I think he was equally bent over (pun intended) that no one went for the review copy giveaway. I’ve only seen the first to third person shift done successfully in two novels: Julie Czerneda’s “A Thousand Words for Stranger” and Joe Haldeman’s “Forever Peace.” The reason it worked in both of those novels is because they use that mechanic from the very beginning. Changing mode of POV in the middle is jarring and can yank someone out of the story.
So he pulls the classic “aw-thuh” stunt of “you don’t get it!” punctuated by a clenching of buttcheeks.
Rusty – yep, book report. It was frightening.
Sable – she’s mine! My precious…. 😉
Bob – first reading for you is a joy, rough, yes, but a joy nonetheless. I can’t imagine Rusty thinks it any different. I will get that second file over to you soon… I hope!
Kitsune – ewwww…
Cuss – I do believe that Jack guy at GUD flounced out on you. All that for Debbie trying to give away the review copy? Wow.
I’m sure it was the “Poor little e-book” remark that set him off more than anything.
I hadn’t seen the review before today, and might have answered horse racing, but Dick Francis has that pretty well covered.
Well it must be a full moon. This isn’t an effort to drive traffic to my humble blog, but I posted an email we all received at work today. Classic Nitwittery in action.
http://www.raingods.wordpress.com
The pity of it is, even with the weakness pointed out in the review, I was intrigued. I love baseball, so the minutia complained of in the review would not be off-putting to me. I did think the ‘poor little e-book’ remark was a tad unnecessarily snarky. It was the author’s Nitwitian reaction that will keep me from buying this book more than any quibbles in the review.
I have always liked Dick Francis.
Guess they won’t be giving away the review copy with an attitude like that.
One sure fire way to get a publisher to turn against you: be a total asshole on their website.
Popped in to say thank you for the hugs — this cranky bitch needs ’em. 😉 hehe Opening your stories now, Rich and Rain, to read while I merge this book for print.
On GUD reviews and bad reactions: That never ceases to amaze me. lol GUD didn’t care for I WILL RISE, and Michael never went over and got all butthurt, and neither did I. Other reviewers loved I WILL RISE. It is in the style of Palanichuk (sp?), and so I can completely see how some people would not care for it, as it is an alternative style, more avant garde, but I really enjoyed it. I still thanked GUD for the review, because they were thorough, fair, and honest to their opinions. Dear me, when did it become such a scandal to critique an author, or not care for their work? Hell, people can hate your book, but it doesn’t mean they hate you. That is just insane reasoning, imho.
Later, folks!
Louise
Nitwits don’t reason.
They see everything as a personal attack.
The sad thing is Debbie wasn’t intending in any way to mock the ebook. It did come out poorly, in retrospect–but we really do try to move the books we’ve reviewed. Debbie in particular has a hard time moving them, mostly because we haven’t (until recently, perhaps) found the right “freebies” site to post the raffles on for the UK/EU.
I think I might have dropped the ball on posting Coop to the right places for US simply because I’m not used to her having books that are valid “anywhere”.
Is there anyone UK/EU here? Words from a glass bubble is looking for a good home 🙂 As is Eternal Vigilance! 🙂
If I’d been paying more attention to the reviews as they were posted, I probably would have entered the contest, but the due date has long passed.
@ Bob: Thanks for the kind words. It’s a pleasure going over your writing.
CritGit is UK. So is Phil.l
I think she meant ‘poor little ebook’ the way that a lot of us would say, “poor little puppy.” Not that it was a poor ebook.
At least it seems to be straightened out now.
Aww, Jodi, you won’t share? It’s one Louise to rule them all, one Louise to bind them, in the land of Mordor where the shadows are darketier than dark?
Sabledrake: LOL! 😀
> Daverana Enterprises has a webmaster, a publicist, a marketing director, art director, and an Editor in Chief. None of whom are the publisher. And none of them are the same person wearing multiple hats.
You’re lucky 😉 I’ve got so many hats I think I need to put one of them on investigating some sort of hat automation…
Ah…well, maybe with you, Sable… 😉
Bionic Hat Rack!
I’m from the UK, too, Kaolin, and have done a number of book reviews before.