THE WRITE PRETENDAS
WE at the League of Reluctant Adults are pissed. Miffed. Put out. Thoroughly riled. We don't often get political, nor do we often get angry. But an angry Leaguer is an UGLY thing. Just look at Mark over there, all snarly with rage. Why are we angry, you ask? BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET BOYCOTTED. There's this group calling itself "The Write Agenda," who claims to be a bunch of authors looking out for other authors. In reality, we're pretty sure they're a bunch of con artists who got mad at people calling them con artists. Why? Because they attack two of the best friends an author or an aspiring author can ever have: Writer Beware and Absolute Write Water Cooler . Here's John Scalzi's breakdown of what this Write Agenda is, and why they're doing what they're doing. For those not in the know, Writer Beware and Absolute Write Water Cooler are free services that collect information on agents, editors, and publishers. They report on thin
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I love the sound of the new book! Velveteen has been officially added to my must buy list - even being 1 1/2 years out.
As for that word "flexible" - as mom to a teen with Aspergers, I know all about flexible. Because flexible? Aspergers is not. I'm a damned rubber band of flexible.
Thanks for the vote of confidence for Velveteen!
I am looking forward to your YA debut. Daniel. I am glad to have met both personalities though (before Mark is sent on vaca).
I think it's good to be very flexible like you are doing now with your writing. I will look forward to reading your writing as Daniel:)