Comments | markprobst: See there, how people can jump to wrong conclusions!

markprobst

See there, how people can jump to wrong conclusions!

Mar 22, 2011 19:53

Yesterday I posted about YA author Jessica Verday and the kerfuffle over being told the gay characters in her story would not be accepted by the publisher. Well I checked back at her blog today and there is an update: Jessica Verday's updated blog post Turns out the editor had made the decision on her own and after Jessica's post, the editor ( Read more... )

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tharain March 23 2011, 07:33:01 UTC

I was going to say, Running Press published my book and three others in a M/M Romance series last year. I don't think they'd be bothered by a gay plotline.

erastes March 23 2011, 08:30:05 UTC

RP have been publishing gay books for a good while--fiction, self help and erotica, so I was annoyed how they were being vilified--was very pleased that the editor said "oops, my bAD.."

markprobst March 23 2011, 09:17:13 UTC

I hear you. It didn't make sense to me that RP would take such a position, but now we know it was a sad misunderstanding.

erastes March 23 2011, 08:28:09 UTC

much ado about nothing, indeed! the intenet kangaroo court strikes again!!

markprobst March 23 2011, 09:14:12 UTC

It is rather interesting how easy it is for people to get riled up. It's no wonder American history is filled with lynchings and tea parties. I tried to be cautious in the wording of my original posting but fear I may have only contributed to the vitriol. If the truth had come out beforehand, I never would have posted in the first place. Oh well, hindsight is something or other...