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Subject: Mecedes Lackey Mailing 5/12/00
Date: 16 Oct 2005 11:9:37 GMT
From: fire...@firebirdarts.com
Mercedes Lackey News:
The new hardback : Brightly Burning arrived and has been shipped! The
first
wave
of books should be arriving just about now. Any copies ordered from
Firebird
will have a signed by Mercedes Lackey bookplate. 24.95 +5.00 shipping.
Black Swan in also out in paperback. 6.99
For those who follow the weather: Misty and the Highflight crowd are
safe on
high ground an in no danger from the flooding. Thanks to everyone who
expressed concern.
Ask Misty News:
We've gotten lots of questions in lately that have already been
answered.
Please take a moment to read what is already posted before submitting a
new
question. Look at it this way, every second that Misty takes to answer
a
question online is time away from her next book.
Also there has been a trend for people to send stories or art with the
request that Misty read, edit, or market the work. Folks, please stop
doing this. There are some unpleasant realities about doing business
today. Misty isn't being mean, stuck up, or nasty when she refuses to
read
stories by her fans. She is following the strict orders from her agent
and
attorney.
More details are in the Ask Misty section on Writing, but here's the
short
form.
Fan sends a story off. Writer looks it over. Writer then writes a new
book/short story/whatever. Does not use story idea. Fan sees new work,
and
claims that the story idea was used by the writer. Much unpleasantness
ensues, and much expense if the fan manages to convince a lawyer to get
involved. Money, time and emotional distress is spent dealing with the
situation. This takes time away from producing new books. Writer is
not
making money. Agent is not making money, the only people who make money
are
the assorted attorneys.
Things don't get resolved, writer gets sued, publisher gets sued,
everyone
spends money defending against untrue claims. Everyone is unhappy. And
broke. Attorneys continue to make money. No books are being produced.
The
fans are now unhappy.
Seems unlikely? This very thing happened to Marion Zimmer Bradley, and
the
result is that across the publishing industry agent are now forbidding
their writers to look at fan fiction in any form.
The only way to defend against this kind of accusation is to never read
ANY
fan submitted fiction. That way when this situation comes along, Misty
can
swear that she has never read the work in question.
Queen's Own News:
Looks like Queen's Own Newsletter has folded. Got a message from Robin
saying that the club was bankrupt, and she was closing things down. Now
you folks know as much a we do.
Some new folks have stepped into the void left by closing down Queen's
Own
and are proposing to run a new club online. With the newsletter being
sent
out electronically.
Here's the announcement:
Queen's Own is back!
The Official Mercedes Lackey Fan Club is now located at:
http://DRAGONLORDS.dragonfire.net/qo.htm
Our new address is:
Queen's Own
The Official Mercedes Lackey Fan Club
P.O. Box 749
Laguna Beach, CA 92652 USA
The club is now being run by Herald-Mage Journeyman Danya Winterborn and
Healer Adept Moonstar. Memberships are free because the newsletter is
only
available online. If you have ever had an approved persona in Queen's
Own,
please contact us at Leg...@malcor.com or at the snail-mail address
above.
(When the QO/Merging of the Ways incarnation of the club vanished, so
did
the mailing list. We need help recreating it!) We're growing and
adding
new stuff every day. Come check us out!
Zhai'helleva,
Danya and Moonstar
Firebird News:
Check out the Auction page for new items. Lots of new things going up
this
weekend, including some more books and rare tapes. Also there will be
some
Breyer Horses listed. Not our usual fare, but a friend has asked
Firebird
to list the collection. She just lost her appaloosa gelding to cancer,
and
has some very expensive vet bills to pay off. Feel free to post this
part
of the message to anyone involved in collecting Breyers.
Thanks.
Take care.
Firebird Arts & Music
Orders (800) 752-0494
FAX (503) 255-5703
International/Information (503) 255-5751
e-mail: fire...@firebirdarts.com
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