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Final update on 'Wicked Pretty Things"
Apr. 12th, 2011 12:28 pmIt has been canceled.
Which I had actually hoped was going to be the result of all of this. After the entire shitstorm that went down, which included more than half of the original authors pulling their stories and a fairly wanktastic 'article' in Publishers Weekly where the publisher all-but-directly accused the original author of lying - there just wasn't any way this hot mess was going to make any sense. There wasn't ANY way anyone was going to 'win' on this.
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jimhines posted an offer to publish any of the withdrawn stories on his blog, pay the author, and once his initial "advance" is made to split any extra money 50% to the author and 50% donated to LGBQT-friendly charities. I already like his work, and now he goes on my list of 'Stand-Up Authors' to recommend.
Which I had actually hoped was going to be the result of all of this. After the entire shitstorm that went down, which included more than half of the original authors pulling their stories and a fairly wanktastic 'article' in Publishers Weekly where the publisher all-but-directly accused the original author of lying - there just wasn't any way this hot mess was going to make any sense. There wasn't ANY way anyone was going to 'win' on this.
jimhines posted an offer to publish any of the withdrawn stories on his blog, pay the author, and once his initial "advance" is made to split any extra money 50% to the author and 50% donated to LGBQT-friendly charities. I already like his work, and now he goes on my list of 'Stand-Up Authors' to recommend.