tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post2783840272631603276..comments2024-03-19T02:21:09.134-07:00Comments on Maya Reynolds: What's Up at NCP?Maya Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-8084973495347295532008-03-13T07:08:00.000-07:002008-03-13T07:08:00.000-07:00And I saw that when I visited Dear Author I thank ...And I saw that when I visited Dear Author I thank you for that. My issue was that another author violated copyright rules by providing you with that comment. They got their facts wrong, and that totally ticks me off. I'm vocal on the author loop at NCP because I like helping the newbies. People helped me, and I like to pass that on. I apologized over on Dear Author and do so here for implying that my beef was with you. It is not. <BR/><BR/>MonicaMonica Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801472688555176112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-30330170637602559482008-03-13T06:05:00.000-07:002008-03-13T06:05:00.000-07:00Monica: When I published that post, it was under ...Monica: When I published that post, it was under the impression that you were the moderator of the NCP promotion loop. I sent that post to two NCP authors to fact check it before I posted. Both confirmed the post was correct and could run as written.<BR/><BR/>When the actual moderator contacted me, I immediately posted a retraction and apology.Maya Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-8187883356998679422008-03-12T10:08:00.000-07:002008-03-12T10:08:00.000-07:00Maya, I’m disappointed that my words were given to...Maya, <BR/><BR/>I’m disappointed that my words were given to you without my express permission. Clearly the individual(s) who provided you with my comments does not respect copyright, and for a writer not to respect copyright is unprofessional and unethical. <BR/><BR/>Additionally, whoever provided you with my words has their information wrong. I am NOT a moderator on NCP’s author loop. I’m an author with NCP who’s not having problems with the publisher. I simply posted an opposing viewpoint on our author loop to ensure that new authors to the loop had more than one POV. The only reason I’m responding to your blog post is simply to clarify my words since the individual(s) who offered up my words for use have it wrong as far as I’m concerned.<BR/><BR/>The individual I directed my remarks to on the author loop interpreted my comments as an attempt to silence them. That wasn’t my intent at all. I made my comments in the spirit of trying to help another writer based on my own personal experience, as well as presenting an opposing POV to new authors. Regardless of whether a writer is correct or not in their concerns/beliefs about a publisher to publicly air their concerns on a reader loop that the publisher owns OR on the Inet and announce it everywhere is unwise. I know that from personal experience. To be blunt, it’s just plain stupid – and I’ve been stupid in the past.<BR/><BR/>Writing is a business, just like any other business. If someone has a day job and they cause trouble and are eventually let go, their behavior can follow them. Legally, HR people can only respond to a “would you rehire” question with a yes or no. However, there are definitely ways to make your “no” sound bad such as long drawn out pauses, a harshly spoken no. Why would it be different in the publishing industry where there isn’t any legal requirement to say yes? <BR/><BR/>Now this doesn’t mean you roll over and play dead. It means you go hey, I’m not getting satisfaction here. I pull my rights now. I don’t wait it out. It’s not a question about a publisher doing someone wrong. It’s about maintaining a professional behavior in the face of what the writer believes the publisher is doing wrong. We don’t have to put up with publishers treating us badly, but we should as writing professionals maintain a professional demeanor. <BR/><BR/>I am sorry that one or more individuals are having issues with NCP. I am not. I’ve received my royalties, received my 1099 and while the communications are delayed longer than I’d like, my questions do get answered. <BR/><BR/>The one thing I won’t forget is the individual(s) who opted to take my words without my permission and bandy them about for their own purpose. They’ve made a lasting impression on me.<BR/><BR/>MonicaMonica Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801472688555176112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-65360839900844367532008-03-10T04:19:00.000-07:002008-03-10T04:19:00.000-07:00Shameless: I referred my readers to Karen's previ...Shameless: I referred my readers to Karen's previous post because it contained industry information. I did not refer my readers to her current post because I find it tasteless and juvenile. I will let readers make their own decision as to whether to visit the site or not.Maya Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791278987339976101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16743003.post-6328954334378096932008-03-09T17:59:00.000-07:002008-03-09T17:59:00.000-07:00Karen's got a temp blog up here for the time being...Karen's got a temp blog up <A HREF="http://karenscott.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A> for the time being.Shameless Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910076688398924714noreply@blogger.com