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cleolinda

Wicked Pretty Update

Mar 27, 2011 18:35

Quick recap: Jessica Verday dropped out of the "Melissa Marr-ish" Wicked Pretty Things YA anthology after being asked to change a "G-rated" male/male romance to male/female. The editor, Trisha Telep, made a bizarrely cheerful non-apology; Running Press claimed to both support LGBTQ writing and stand behind the editor 100%. Out of thirteen stories ( Read more... )

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annaguirre March 27 2011, 23:49:02 UTC

"Unfortunately, C&C had already gone to press (like, physical final copies) when all this bullshit blew open, or I would've yanked it so fast the earth would've reversed rotation."

Ditto, this. I've deleted all reference to C&C from my website, and I won't be promoting it. If I could've pulled my story from that one too, I would have.

cleolinda March 28 2011, 00:09:56 UTC

I hate that this is happening to y'all. And really sorry that that this one editor seems to be involved with 63% of all the anthologies published on earth. This is going to affect so many people. Thank you for standing up.

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cleolinda March 28 2011, 01:24:56 UTC

Yeah, I think what I had gathered from Jessica's post(s) was that the editor is considered the anthology "author" and is the one who gets the royalties? So boycotting the anthologies specifically does not hurt the authors, whereas boycotting all Running Press books (including other writers' novels) would.

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cleolinda March 28 2011, 02:22:29 UTC

Or at least waiting for the lawyers to take their calls on Monday. Something's got to be going on here, because their prior anthologies seem to confirm that RP are LGBTQ-friendly, and yet... "100% behind her."

aliaspiral March 28 2011, 02:56:39 UTC

ahh, i didn't realize that you two would be involved with this editor. But it does reassure me to know i won't be hurting your bottom lines (and seeing as i dont know if you are Bree or Donna, this is addressed to BOTH of you) if I avoid the hell out of anything edited by this lady.

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aliaspiral March 28 2011, 03:04:28 UTC

I wouldnt have this problem if you would sign your comments. ;p

Well...i would avoid her editing now anyway, whether it hurt your bottom line or not. but i'd feel really BAD about it, see? basically, you've just saved me some guilt.

bizarreoptimism March 28 2011, 12:11:21 UTC

This is EXACTLY how I feel about the situation. I am SO PROUD of authors who are taking a stand for what they believe in their hearts and pulling out their stories and involvement with RP accordingly ... but so then it breaks my HEART that the authors are having to go through this.

I dunno. Maybe it's because I want so desperately to be published someday myself, that I can all too well see this happening to me: Somebody's going to publish me, somebody's finally going to publish meeee and -- oh, CRAP, the editor sucks eggs, now I gotta take the high road?? DAMMIT. So, y'know: I feel for these authors.

:( You can always tell you're doing the right thing if, on some level, it kind of sucks for you. ;-)

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