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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
In regard to gaming the awards system, I understand that someone has set up a publishing house in Finland which has fewer than ten authors, specifically to publish the "sad puppy" nominees. By being published authors, they then become eligible for membership in the SFWA and, thus, to vote for the Nebula awards.
Just sayin' ...
Just sayin' ...
that someone's Lex Luthor cosplay is getting more on point every day.
that someone's Lex Luthor cosplay is getting more on point every day.
He took forty* Hugo nominations. He took 40 Hugo nominations. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
*Actually 57.
I want to understand about Sad Puppy, but I'm a little worried it might give me rage.
It will definitely give you rage.
Can anyone link to a good summary of the Sad Puppy thing? I've only read people commenting about it, but not giving a lot of details.
Here's one - [link] If you really want rage, read the comments.
I read as far as GRR Martin's remarks, for which I wanted to hug him, and decided to stop there.
Lots of back-channel stuff goes on in the romance world, but I can't imagine RWA allowing that kind of thing to go on. I actually can't imagine many members I know even considering doing something like that.
Thanks, Ginger. I'm not going to read the comments. The article was enough.
I can't imagine RWA allowing that kind of thing to go on.
The problem is that this was according to the rules. They did nothing technically illegal, just nasty, especially the way they pushed honestly great work off the ballot (like, fr'instance, The Martian, which I figured was going to win the Hugo).
But I bet there are people even in the RWA who are angry and full of bitterness at not getting their brilliance recognized, and willing to blame it on the successful people being in a nasty political clique, just like high school. It's all about who you know, right?
But perhaps the RITAs aren't as easily gamed as the Hugos.