Conspiracy
Ken Pugh
Okay, you discovered it. There is an author
conspiracy. Once you have a book published in
paper, you are automatically made a member. As
part of the conspiracy, you are required to stand
up for your fellow authors. Especially if they
invoke the secret password – “edit, edit, edit, proof, proof, proof”.
We were afraid that Robert Langdon would discover
our existence, but apparently you beat him to the punch.
My fellow conspirators will probably have to kill
me for having revealed this information. So this
may be the last you’ll hear from me, unless I
manage to find a way to hide my IP address.
Ken
P.S. I don’t think anyone should be kicked off a
group. As Pat Paulson, one of the greatest
presidential candidates in history stated, “You
have the right to speak; we have the right to not
listen.” With modern email filters, if you don’t
want to read someone else’s post, you can filter
that person’s message appropriately.
Tim
the book came from two authors and an organization that presumably
reviews books.
I did not mention a conspiracy. Just found it curious. It could be that
authors naturally tend to give higher ratings to other authors, maybe
they genuinely liked it, or just gave a pro-forma statement. You guys
are the conspiracy theorists, not I.
(You guys are all neatly exhibiting a sort of strawman syndrome that
Ravi originally accused Ambler of. Setting me up as a conspiracy
theorist, then making sarcastic comments to tear it down. Hmmm. I
wonder if strawman arguments are an occupational hazard of writers.)
And closing of the ranks happens in every profession, not just writers.
All organizations tend to perform actions that perpetuate themselves,
or present an arcane, esoteric front to suggest erudition on the part
of their members; suggesting a very high barrier to entry.
Tim