Not a problem. From the looks of things, we'll have *lots* of time for practice!Quote:
Originally Posted by WhisperingBard
I'm going bowling till this all blows over. Anyone want to join me?
I will. Gotta warn ya, though, it's been years.
Not a problem. From the looks of things, we'll have *lots* of time for practice!Quote:
Originally Posted by WhisperingBard
I'm going bowling till this all blows over. Anyone want to join me?
I will. Gotta warn ya, though, it's been years.
Sparhawk said:Why are we still all bickering back and forth about this. Gena, you've had your 15 minutes... five plus hours of fame. It is obvious that we're not going to change your mind and your not going to change ours.
Let us all sheath our claws and our acerbic repartee and call it OVER !!! Gena we hate PA(Teh corporation not the writers!) that will not change. PA suits your needs and puposes and fits your partucualr literary mission statement.. point taken.. good luck and godspeed may you be the exception to the rule.
My friends.. WE ARE BEATING A DEAD HORSE !! AND NOT THE PURPLE PONY.
Gena if you're tryng to make some other point besides kicking up a hornet's nest then make it. The arguments on both sides are becoming circular and reptitive after five hours of continuous debate about issues we will never, ever agree on. Gena you've obtained your goal of immortality on this thread. Mission accomplished and we've refuted your point and counterpoints and other counterpoints and you've defended and redefended your position.
Let's respectfully agree that we're never going to see eye to eye. Also Gena I question your motives for posting here.. I smell self interest.. but I'm an overly suspicious character at best.
THis threads purpose is to expose PA for what it is a FRAUD your endless ramblings may have delayed that for an evening but it will not derail the ongoing topic. You have provded an enjopyable distraction from teh matter at hand, no more, no less. Enjoy your night of fame and brag about it over at PA but realize that you haven't changed anybody's mind here you've only served to further galvanize our postions. What you've gained here only you really know for sure.
For God sakes.. we're all adults..let's play nice and move on.. I've got a third book to write and Jenna needs a foot rub before her evening hot cocoa.
-Gherkin the Cabana Boy
DeePower said:Being published by PublishAmerica is worse, far worse, than never being published at all.
Dee
DeePower said:For those of us who post on AW we contrast ourselves with the PA message board we tell the truth. The AW board and the participants say that a poster won't be banned for conflicting opinions. You can tell the truth on the AW board without fear of condemnation.
I believe that Gena is trying to get herself banned from the AW board to prove a point.
Gena, it don't make no matter mind to me whatever you post. I wish you the best with your writing. I truly do.
This thread, this one, right here, is to let writers know that Publish America doesn't tell the truth about itself. Hey you, the guy with the thriller, don't consider PA as your publisher. And that lromance writer, don't go with PA. All of you writers out there, I have been you, I am still you. I believe in you. You have stories to tell. But if you give your story to Publish America, no one will ever hear of it.
Being published by PublishAmerica is worse, far worse, than never being published at all.
Dee
gena140 said:Both of the moderators have stated they had no reason to ban me. So obviously wishing doesn't make it so.
The hatred was there so you took it as gaming you but honestly other authors are not my market.
changling said:
DaveKuzminski said:If you read carefully, you'll notice that I never wished you banned. I've never wished anyone banned from this forum, even some individuals who were.
Your own words in at least two places have stated that you're working the system. Gaming is my choice of words, but it means the same thing. Well, this forum is not here for you to work the system. It's here to appeal to other writers and this particular topic is meant to save other writers from misfortune. Your intent to work the system, with only that strictly in mind, is an abomination.
As well, I detest your all too obvious attempts to make it appear that some of us have stated things that we did not say. You stated, "But for the record I didn't say YOU SAID THAT. I said you were not the only person to mention her. AND then discuss how reputable she was."
The point is that you connected those two meanings into a single sentence, thereby giving the impression that I did state that. That is not honest of you.
changling said:
tinasamuels said:Yep. Playing us.
And for a woman who didn't want to put porn in her book, there certainly is some mighty cleavage on that book cover.
tinasamuels said:Yep. Playing us.
And for a woman who didn't want to put porn in her book, there certainly is some mighty cleavage on that book cover.
gena140 said:And what point could I possibly prove by being banned?
I posted information about the plates and about your lawyer, to help you, before I got to the moderator's request.gena140 said:The moderators have asked that the plates and my lawyer not be discussed further.
So obviously you missed that too.
Message:
The forum in question is hosted by a self-publishing (vanity) press. Enough said.
gena140 said:Jenna...I thought we agreed that my cover could not be discussed either.
Again...I am behaving and being attacked now. I think something needs to be said.
I am a PA author and I did go off on a woman on another board for bashing PA.
My book is not porn and neither is my cover.
zizban said:They talking about us?
Sparhawk said:Well Gena, we've heard your view.. over and over and over and over and over and over again.
PA would not be as accomodating and you know that. Even if by some stretch you do get yourself swept away, you still haven't accomplished anything. You've been allowed your say, far more than your Publishers web site would allow.
Get your butt off your holy high horse and start acting like a reasonable mature adult. Enough with your seneless martydom (poor me I though I was free to post my opinion here). It's becoming too trasparent.
We've been polite despite your rudeness, despite your everchanging conflicting and rambling posts. But I grant you within your 100 plus posts in ONE EVENING you've actually managed to make some semi valid arguments.
I sincerely beleive that you are wearing out your welcome.
WhisperingBard said:I'm going bowling till this all blows over. Anyone want to join me?