Here We Go Again...

Some people just have no common sense, tact, or couth. Honestly. What are they thinking?
Are they trying to find ways to get people to stop reading EC books? I'm not sure, but with all the controversial blogging surrounding Jaid Black and Ellora's Cave lately, you'd think they'd try to step it up and show people that they have some class, but instead they do this (racism and stereotypes, tasteless humor), this (suggestion of contract killing, oh yeah, real classy there, snort), and this(first off, hate the word; second, ewww).

Serious WTF moments here. *shaking head in disbelief and disgust*

UPDATE: They took down the racist/stereotypical post AND they deleted my comments on their blog. Then they enacted a flaming policy and are now moderating comments. Apparently my comments must have been deemed flame-worthy or a personal attack on someone. *shrug* Could be because I formed a new category while there... The Head-Up-Ass category. *another shrug* It seemed fitting.

Ignorant and Abnormal... That's Me

And I'm damn proud of it. Why you might ask? Well, there was a big commotion over racism by Monica Jackson and a few others over AA authors and the fact that they're segregated into their own section and I have to tell you, I had no clue. Seriously. My Waldenbooks (city population 51,000) doesn't have an AA romance section... all romances are in the romance section. I went to the Borders and Barnes and Noble in two larger cities (population 200,000 and 500,000) close to where I live and there is no separate section there either. Hence, my ignorance to this fact.

Also, on the subject of my being abnormal, I guess I have to be because I deviate from the norm. Again, why? Because up until two or so years ago I had no clue that Brenda Jackson (an auto-buy author for me) was an AA author. Seriously. And it leaves me wondering just how many of my auto-buy authors are also AA authors... but you know what? I could give a rat's ass what color she is. She writes fabulous stories and I enjoy reading them. For me, it's that cut and dried.

Though I am now a bit less ignorant, I'll continue to go around abnormal and be proud of it because I'd rather be different than walking around with a big chip in my shoulder pointing fingers. It's just not worth it.

Racism In Publishing, How Does It Affect You

Racism In Publishing, How Does It Affect You?

Are you an African American author who’s been published for at least one year? If so Karen Scott wants to hear from you.

She’s conducting a survey based on the racism within the publishing industry, and whether or not it’s as prevalent as some believe. She’s looking for black or African American authors who have been published for at least one year.


She would like to know about your specific experiences within the industry thus far. She wants to know how AA authors feel about the current shelving policies, and niche marketing. She wants to know who you feel is to blame for the problems that you face. She also wants your suggestions on how things can be improved upon.


In all, there are twenty questions in the survey, and all that she asks is that people be as honest as possible. Confidentiality is assured if requested, but for the findings to yield more weight, she would request that she be granted permission to directly quote from the answers given by the authors.


She’s hoping to poll at least 100 AA authors, in an effort to ensure that a fair representation is achieved.


If enough authors agree to participate, (and depending on the findings) the results may well be sent to representatives within media and press. No promises that Oprah will hear about it, but all efforts will be made to get the message out.


If there are AA authors out there interested in participating in this poll, please e-mail Karen at hairylemony @ gmail. com (without the spaces) with the subject header ‘Please send me the survey'.


The deadline for the survey to be completed and returned to Karen is March 1st 2007