tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post8606396412368347179..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Defending the Romance GenreLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-9294320792792402362009-08-08T17:07:32.797-07:002009-08-08T17:07:32.797-07:00Good for you, Michelle!!! :-)Good for you, Michelle!!! :-)cheryl chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518179090170838046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-30527089904147503142009-08-08T11:28:02.592-07:002009-08-08T11:28:02.592-07:00Christina,Beth and Penney --
Thank you for underst...Christina,Beth and Penney --<br />Thank you for understanding.<br /><br />Penney -- I had the galley proofs about two weeks of The Viking's Captive Princess and thought it read well.<br />It is something that I really wanted to read well.Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-30464661645056034162009-08-08T09:16:31.024-07:002009-08-08T09:16:31.024-07:00Oh Michelle I'm sorry that happen, I agree wit...Oh Michelle I'm sorry that happen, I agree with what Ellen says.<br />I am looking forward to your new book in Dec,<br />Hugs<br />Penneypenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691375286317838965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-35555916756153620852009-08-08T04:27:31.820-07:002009-08-08T04:27:31.820-07:00I understand how you felt. The nature of romance w...I understand how you felt. The nature of romance writing is changing and that can be a good thing. It makes it come to life more and allows writers to explores different ways of presenting stories. <br />Beth Gray<br />www.bethgray.us<br />www.howtobecomeabetterhooker.infoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624579599298516255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-48872887462094224942009-08-08T01:02:28.338-07:002009-08-08T01:02:28.338-07:00That was a great defence, Michelle. Sadly, controv...That was a great defence, Michelle. Sadly, controversy equals copy, which equals headlines and sales. That must be what the editor was after.<br />I've long suspected that those people who snipe the loudest have never actually read a recently published romance all the way through.Christina Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801516849671439323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-73076405474056863492009-08-07T23:09:49.790-07:002009-08-07T23:09:49.790-07:00Thank you Mary and Pat.
I also felt highlighting t...Thank you Mary and Pat.<br />I also felt highlighting the recent academic research was probably the better way to go. Certainly it appeared to impress the editor.<br />I suspect it might sometimes be a case of finding a weak point. For example, he did not do his research properly, rather than trying to convert.Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-9795767965821155892009-08-07T19:13:21.487-07:002009-08-07T19:13:21.487-07:00Good for you for taking the stance you took and st...Good for you for taking the stance you took and stepping up for the<br />romance genre! Far too many persons<br />dwell in the same land as Mr.'09!<br /><br />Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-74873556311952207362009-08-07T19:09:41.236-07:002009-08-07T19:09:41.236-07:00Good for you! Seeing something like that would get...Good for you! Seeing something like that would get me angry too, I am just glad that you wrote that letter. If more people voiced their opinions about things they see, when they know what they are reading is just wrong, I think others will follow and do the same.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-5717086154769371882009-08-07T10:11:14.746-07:002009-08-07T10:11:14.746-07:00I agree the editor was just as much at fault for p...I agree the editor was just as much at fault for printing the article as the student was for writing it. I am glad she was smart enough to print your letter even if she wasn't smart enough not to print the article in the first place. And I certainly don't blame you for being angry, I am also. I hate it when ignorance and stupidity are published in newspapers or magazines.EllenToohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114930219445131840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-41790107525098970922009-08-07T09:56:27.471-07:002009-08-07T09:56:27.471-07:00Ellen --
I was so angry.
Then there was the editor...Ellen --<br />I was so angry.<br />Then there was the editor's attitude of yup, the article was what she expected from a 19 year old male. And that made me angrier still. Why if you know what is going to happen, do you bother to give the oxygen of publicity?<br />Anyway,I was pleased she printed my letter.Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-48186037671992885782009-08-07T08:55:42.454-07:002009-08-07T08:55:42.454-07:00Unfortunately there are some people in this world ...Unfortunately there are some people in this world that can only feel good about themselves if they are tearing someone else or something else down. I pity the male student who has to tear others down in order to feel good about himself for he has a hard time ahead of him. I am glad you took time to answer him and while I doubt he will see where he went wrong maybe others will.EllenToohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114930219445131840noreply@blogger.com