Hey readers! Guess who thinks you're stupid and tacky and unimportant?

[stacia_kane]

Our old friends, the RWA.

Well, to be fair, it's not the entire RWA by any stretch. Just the ones who make the rules.

These women; the RWA board. (Although to be fair I don't know if the President-Elect or the District Heads have any say or not.)

Published romance authors all of them--in other words, people who depend upon YOU for their living

Comments

[tmthomas]

I got so busy writing the list of answers to the question in the title that I didn't get around to reading the rest of the post.

[stacia_kane]

LOL! :-)

I hope you didn't put me on the list.

[i_amsherlocked]

oh wow!
protest anyone?
Something similar to International Pixel-stained-techno-peasantry ?

[alchemuse]

Inneresting idea.

[i_amsherlocked]

We could do it!

[stacia_kane]

I'm considering making an icon; something like "The RWA thinks sex is dirty and awful" or "The RWA thinks you're a sex fiend" or something along those lines.

[alchemuse]

Backlash anyone?? Arrogant and ignorant if you ask me. But they didn't.

[stacia_kane]

No, they didn't ask anyone, actually.

[psynde]

Eloquent Post Stacia.. I too am offended.especially because I am working towards an e book pub myself. RWA you are dipshits..
I say we send um a petition..what say you??? WHAT SAY YOU???
ok I am a nerd..thanks...

[i_amsherlocked]

I say petition and protest! ::grins:: (I am spoiling for a fight these days, lol)

[stacia_kane]

The thing is, though, I don't think they care at all. They have their heads shoved so far up Harlequin's ass that nothing else matters to them. (Which isn't to say there's something wrong with Harlequin itself; my issue isn't with them, it's with some of their self-important authors.)

[mdhenry]

Yes, but are you angry?

It does seem like the only way to effect any change there is for all ebook writers to withdraw their membership dues. And make it clear to the RWA exactly why they're doing it.

[stacia_kane]

I agree. I know when this came up a year or two ago, everyone was like "Stay in the organization, and change it from within by voting against these measures etc." But I don't think that's going to work. The only way to do it is to take your money away from them.