Comments on: Pondering RWA

By: robin bayne

robin bayne — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 18:15:07 +0000

When I was a member, anything you responded to showed up 2 months later. If I sent a letter in June I wouldn’t expect to see it pubbed until the August issue.

By: kate

kate — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:57:02 +0000

GG’s letter showed up the month after the EC cover, eh? Well? Splain that one!

conspiracy theories [backwards R] us. :eyebrow:

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:58:17 +0000

Could the magazine’s lead time have factored into it? I don’t have time right now to scrounge up my copy (going for dinner) but maybe they missed the deadline?

:shrug:

Of course, I haven’t seen any of the letters protesting their anti-erotic romance/EC Letters to the Editor bias, either.

By: kate

kate — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:40:24 +0000

what does that have to do with your post? well… if we’re staying on to make a difference and our words fall upon deaf ears then why bother with the potential :cursin: blood pressure problem. I’d rather save it for :type:

By: kate

kate — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 21:37:42 +0000

I was waiting for my July RWR not just for the Infamous Survey but for all the letters to the editor about the graphics rannygazoo. Silence. Impossible to believe that they didn’t get some well-worded rants, (certainly at least as well-worded as the GGentry letter) If all these articulate ranters are going to :rant::rant: they should get some airtime.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:05:34 +0000

Maybe I should write a letter detailing my concerns and see if I get a response. The husband still thinks I should wait until after the AGM and see if anything comes out of that.

But they’ve invested so much time and money into The Image that I can’t see them rearranging their priorities anytime soon.

I am anxious to see who fills the Region 5 slot, though. :nod:

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:16:49 +0000

I agree with Robin. Out of the 9000 members, how many are even aware of this or any of the recent controversies. They don’t vote, they don’t send back surveys or ballots. The quiet majority is going along like so many sheep making it difficult for those who want change to affect it. Shannon spelled it out perfectly. Forget image and respect and do something that will actually benefit authors – insurance, etc.

By: robin bayne

robin bayne — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 13:15:53 +0000

Diana, I wish I could say that staying and voting could make a difference. I agree, that they say you should try to change things from within. I did try that, along with other authors, but got nowhere. Sometimes you need to know when to stop playing with politics and get back to writing. I do wish you all the best with the org!

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 12:36:25 +0000

I’m kind of disappointed to see everyone jumping ship. THe more people who disagree with what has been shown to be a very small and vocal group (i.e. the few hundred letters the RWA board received in answer to their informal poll about what the org should focus on) who LEAVE, the larger percentage that group becomes in the overall population.

I’m in RWA, and I have no immediate plans to leave. I am enormously disappointed with how all this controversy after controversy has affected our image in the industry. I think we look like fools. In fact, there are a lot of parallels with my opinion of the organization and my opinion with current national policy. But I”m not moving to Canada any time soon. I’d rather stand and stay and fight for what I want out of my writing organization than leave it to the dogs who are trying to tear it apart and making us a laughingstock.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 02:48:07 +0000

I’ll definitely send back the survey. I won’t even write really bad words on it. :noevil:

And it is a shame, Robin, that almost every issue that comes up gives the appearance of Inspirational writers vs erotic romance writers, especially when those who think it’s the case now are less likely to see that what they’re doing affects every writer, not just the naughty ones.

I think, unfortunately, that some of the comments made during the RITA judging discussions have left a bitter aftertaste which is flavoring the current…meal? Wine? WHY do I try to come up with witty analogies? I should stop.

And some of the writers I’ve seen supporting this stuff are known for steamy scenes themselves. :shrug:

Dear RWA…:write: