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By: Crys

Crys — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:38:16 +0000

you rule.

By: Hope

Hope — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:32:54 +0000

Cat, that IS sad.

There is always this impression that authors are reclusive and just plain “weird”, and this doesn’t help the image.

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:46:28 +0000

Oh, this is all just too funny. And sad. I feel a little bad for posting this, but I’m doing so in hopes that it’ll help ChariDee know Ms. Laurie’s lashing out at her is NOT personal in any way. (As if that weren’t already obvious; I’m sure ChariDee knows that already, but just in case…) I live around the corner from Ms. Laurie. She is famous for screaming at her neighbors over…well, anything, really. I mean, vicious screaming, pointing fingers, etc. Once she even threw the HOA newsletter at my neighbor. Everyone in the ‘hood thinks she’s crazy. This just confirms it. She’s got anger management issues, to say the least.

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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:18 +0000

[...] a regular reader of the blog, you’ll know that Victoria Laurie, an author, took the time to target a blogger who took portions of Laurie’s own blog posts and reprinted them on her site. Laurie recruited a friend of hers [...]

By: Hope

Hope — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:03:31 +0000

The damage has been done and there’s no going back. Ms. Laurie has a long and difficult battle ahead to win back the public’s trust.

By: Nikk

Nikk — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:52:27 +0000

I understand where all of your responses are coming from. I don’t disagree that we all have to be responsible for how we handle ourselves. And, more importantly, when it is done in a public forum. I couldn’t agree more with Ms. Robert’s in saying that ‘At some point we all have to be responsible for our own words and actions. & It’s what we do about it afterward, and what we learn from it that makes the difference.’ (My Mom would slap me if I addressed her on a first name basis since I haven’t that relationship with her. But, it’s tempting, none the less!)
I guess I’m holding out optimistic hope that VL’s blog removal was the result of following professional advice to remove her previous statements so they could no longer spread bad will. And I am hopeful that she will find a way to personally address a ‘fix’ (much like what Ms. Roberts talked about in her earlier issue in her career). I believe that she has it in her to address this and turn it around & I’m hoping that she will use this opportunity to review the fallout to this situation and show her ‘better side’ to her critics & readers. With regard to Ms. Robert’s last comment – ‘Judging VL’s response to critical reviews of her work, I can’t imagine if I were to presume to advise her on behavior she’d respond very well in any case.’ Your comments are spot on considering what you’ve seen to date. My comments regarding using your past situation as an example were predicated on the hope that she incorporates your experience into her ‘fix’. Perhaps I should have stated my hope for your being a mentor to her only in that context, without suggesting that you should approach her, as that is by no means your responsibility.
I can’t help but hope that this plays out with VL addressing how this situation was handled, personally addressing the process with the appropriate individuals and a positive example set for moving forward in the future.
In saying that I am only addressing my feelings. I am not trying to presume or make assumptions regarding what anyone else’s hopes or thoughts are.

By: Nora Roberts

Nora Roberts — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:13:44 +0000

~I would love to think that Ms.(Nora) Roberts could take her previous experience to Ms. Laurie and offer herself as a resource/mentor by sharing her situation. (You all have to love Nora Roberts! But I digress…)~

Sorry, I don’t go to other authors and advise, and I don’t mentor. At some point we all have to be responsible for our own words and actions. I doubt any of us who participate on-line–writers, readers, reviewers–haven’t made mistakes, crossed lines, responded poorly. It’s what we do about it afterward, and what we learn from it that makes the difference.

Judging VL’s response to critical reviews of her work, I can’t imagine if I were to presume to advise her on behavior she’d respond very well in any case.

By: EssieLou

EssieLou — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:09:10 +0000

OOOPS

By: EssieLou

EssieLou — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:07:24 +0000

Marta,
Read Peter’s post 130 to see what VL posted on Amazon.