Wicked Pretty Update #5: Wick Harder

[cleolinda]

I know people were getting lost trying to catch up on the previous five entries ( Livejournal) (Dreamwidth mirror)--I would suggest you read those in order to get the clearest version of the story. But here's the nutshell version:

Comments

[vzg]

A lot of people have been criticising her for doing this, saying she was only able to do so because of her extreme clout as a massive bestselling author.

This, I do not get. I mean, let's assume she was pulling big money and had the world falling at her feet. I still don't see how standing up for something like this (especially in light of the revelation that Telep told her three times to change the story, which is less "oh, it's a mistake" or "oh, it's a one off and not that big deal" and more "WHAT THE SERIOUS HELL") is so wrong. One author out of a book like this is not going to topple the whole thing. Yes, other writers pulled out too, but that was their personal choice, and supporting their beliefs too.

I find it really hard to believe that Telep and Running Press won't find writers to replace them all. Writers who need the money a little more, or who don't care about this kind of stuff, or who are even in agreement with Telep's apparent original views.

Besides all of that, even if people think she's causing some Massive Downfall here, I still think she's in the right. She didn't say anything out of line. She didn't lie about Running Press, she just stood up for what she believed in, something that was obviously important to her. She wasn't the one in the wrong. If they want to blame someone for toppling the anthology they should blame Telep. It was her job to organize it and keep it together, and she let it fall apart.