He degraded the art of writing romance (I wish to quote a few of his sentences but I can't subject my blog with his malignant theory). And I refuse to expose my friends and followers to it.
His blog profile claims "I'm a sexy, single, white male with a really big, uh, wallet. (It's where I keep all my I.O.U.s). I also write a bit." *Stifles a grin* Modest? Wishful thinking? I don't care. As for writing a bit, that is debatable. I'm still looking for his 'works' aside from his Baker's Dozen blog posts.
His closing paragraph:
"I find it difficult to respect something that is purposely meant to be a lessor work. One should always strive to do great work. If an author classifies their own story as romance, that tells me that even they don't think much of it. That being the case, neither should we."
I didn't feel the desire, need, want or any emotion to comment on his post. Why? Class. Professional.
The degrading words this 'man' (and I use the term loosely) used bordered ridiculous... moronic... and a need for attention.
I just have to say this, the jealousy, the obvious spite and the need for aggressive behavior against any sub-genre of romance needs to stop. From bashing M/M authors to erotic authors, people really need to take a step back, mind their own business and keep their shallow opinions to his or herself. go ahead and read, but take a stance and don't comment.
SIDE NOTE: I actually thought of following his blog, but I didn't want to tarnish my career and reputation by associating with such a small minded person.
Can you imagine it... erotic romance author and adult sex toy reviewer following him and his 'big' wallet? *brings a smile to my face*
If he has a big wallet and is a writer, I must really be doing something wrong. But hey, at least even I have more blog followers than he!
ReplyDeleteWell said, Dawne. If everyone focused on improving their own lives instead of bashing others, the world would be filled with a lot more happy people.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dawne for your strong rebuttal to this guy's ridiculous attempt to make a valid point. I didn't leave a comment either, but it wouldn't matter if I had, considering no one who has commented today has had their posts show up. I know for a fact several left comments. That says more than anything.
ReplyDeleteBlog hosts should welcome all comments unless seriously offensive. Restricting comments that go against the blog owner's opinion, is unprofessional and only demonstrates his unwillingness to be open-minded. Of course, it is his blog to do with what he wants and as long as his 6 followers don't mind, who am I to say otherwise? :-)
Thank you Dawne for responding in this way.The man in question, I can't bring myself to say his name is narrow minded. He doesn't deserve followers if he is setting out to degrade other writers. Has he any scruples?? I think not! I'm not putting his own work down (I haven't read it, so it would be foolish to do so)wherever it may be. How dare he belittle others work like that.
ReplyDeleteThere are many kinds of romance writing as you know and all extremely popular. The books aren't churned out. They are well thought out. The writers work painstakingly hard to produce excellent pieces of work. No wonder they are popular.