tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post6367230904614298968..comments2024-01-10T17:38:08.333-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Burns: Yes, I Am AfraidLiz Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-92094494151896908342014-11-15T19:26:34.728-05:002014-11-15T19:26:34.728-05:00Have you read anything about Benjanun Sridaongkeaw...Have you read anything about Benjanun Sridaongkeaw, an up and coming SF writer who it turns out is also the rage blogger and community wrecking Requires Hate? There is a person who was everything Hale accused Blythe of being -- someone who used reviews to hurt people and was in it for the LULZ. I can't support Hale, but I think we have to judge these things on a case by case basis. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-76333483037462105812014-11-02T12:39:01.255-05:002014-11-02T12:39:01.255-05:00Colleen said: "Maybe he didn't know about...Colleen said: "Maybe he didn't know about it but someone in her family must have, right?"<br /><br />To me, one of the more disturbing aspects of the Guardian article was that, if Hale's account is accurate, her mother and at least one close friend not only failed to talk some sense into her, but enabled and encouraged her deplorable behavior. They ALL need some counseling, it sounds like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-61833459635310320942014-10-21T19:03:11.227-04:002014-10-21T19:03:11.227-04:00Once upon a time I was a commentator on NPR with 1...Once upon a time I was a commentator on NPR with 10 million listeners. My real name and city of residence were given, and, after one essay, my place of employment was revealed. I also appeared on a national TV show, so my face was seen.<br /><br />I'm lucky that what negative reactions I had were limited to emails. This was years ago, and vitriol wasn't as vicious as it is nowadays. But one or two listeners expressed wishes to find me and "give you a piece of my mind." One said he'd visited my workplace. Thank god I wasn't there.<br /><br />I used to think that putting one's real name to one's opinion was the honorable thing to do. It's the way my parents raised me. But now I only go by a pseudonym, because simply agreeing to disagree is apparently no longer the norm. I find how people feel entitled to attack those whose opinions don't jibe with theirs to be extremely alarming. It's not limited to the Internet. How did we get to this point?<br /><br />Thanks for your post. It's reassuring to think I'm not alone in saying that Hale's behavior is WRONG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-82186628274425320272014-10-21T14:39:30.025-04:002014-10-21T14:39:30.025-04:00Every couple of years a newish/youngish/inexperien...Every couple of years a newish/youngish/inexperienced writer will write an essay about their trials as a writer. Their first book didn't become a bestseller. They didn't know that self-publishing a book meant the New York Times wouldn't consider reviewing it. Nothing is working out the way they thought it would.<br /><br />And they always get blasted for it. I'm guessing the people in the writing/publication process have a pretty good idea what's coming, but it's good for the publication. Readers come to read the writer's embarrassing revelation.<br /><br />I'm predicting a movie, not a book.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-4912631821012629132014-10-21T04:38:45.363-04:002014-10-21T04:38:45.363-04:00I just can't believe the Guardian ran this pie...I just can't believe the Guardian ran this piece or that Frank Rich is her father-in-law (or her fiance's father). Maybe he didn't know about it but someone in her family must have, right? <br /><br />Heck, someone who actually cares about her in real life (and not all the weirdness she writes about) must have known what she was doing, going after this blogger, keeping notes, writing about it.<br /><br />Not only what was she thinking but what was everyone in each step of the writing & publication process thinking? Why isn't anyone who cares about Hale getting her off the damn computer now? (I hope they do - I hope they get her into counseling immediately.)<br /><br />This whole thing...on every level it is just insane.<br /><br />And if anyone gets a book deal out of it then my cynic meter is going to go through the roof.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-63778592474567333882014-10-20T16:59:20.474-04:002014-10-20T16:59:20.474-04:00This may be a situation of she said/she said, but ...This may be a situation of she said/she said, but I believe it has both authors and book bloggers scared. Authors are afraid of the drama-causing, career-ruining activities of a select few bloggers; bloggers are afraid of passionate, yet unbalanced fans or authors whose work we critique. Let me clarify that these things happen to both sides, and Hale's piece finally brought it into the light. Luckily, it does not happen often, but When it does, it is scary. And this might be the thing that shuts down good book bloggers, even those who may not have experienced backlash. For some, the risk might just be too much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497303169422440094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-84691062265740159822014-10-20T16:55:13.741-04:002014-10-20T16:55:13.741-04:00With one exception, the back-and-forth I've ha...With one exception, the back-and-forth I've had with an author who does not like a review I've done has been ok. <br /><br />In that one exception, the author emailed me several times, and I received snail mail from a person who stated he is a friend of the author. The latter didn't bother me, then, but it does give me pause now. Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-55255176947873139232014-10-20T13:31:31.441-04:002014-10-20T13:31:31.441-04:00The author of the Bustle article made it clear ear...The author of the Bustle article made it clear early on that she was "Team Kathleen Hale" - a tweet that she later deleted, so I think there's probably some bias there.Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-40102908726965699282014-10-20T12:53:02.601-04:002014-10-20T12:53:02.601-04:00Oh dear. First, I think the term "catfishing&...Oh dear. First, I think the term "catfishing" is being misused. Second, nothing I read, even with it being Hale's biased POV (with no ability for the blogger to respond or give a different POV) is as that article portrays it: the blogger wrote about a book she didn't like. She didn't target Hale; Hale felt targeted. A big difference.Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-37631311871960949472014-10-20T12:36:15.156-04:002014-10-20T12:36:15.156-04:00I cannot believe this support for Hale from Bustle...I cannot believe <a href="http://www.bustle.com/articles/44927-kathleen-hale-controversy-brings-up-major-issues-in-the-new-era-of-book-blogging-social-media" rel="nofollow">this</a> support for Hale from Bustle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com