tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post893811175713187101..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: VAMPIRE DIARIES author firedAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-8110034224970405302011-08-16T18:16:00.166+00:002011-08-16T18:16:00.166+00:00I think Smith has been treated most unfairly and f...I think Smith has been treated most unfairly and find it unjust - very bad indeed that the publishers just sacked her - did they not even try to discuss itPatriciaEnolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596526070318415090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-19303739016593753172011-06-23T19:39:22.850+00:002011-06-23T19:39:22.850+00:00i dont know if i would even wont to read the rest ...i dont know if i would even wont to read the rest of the series i say, " BRING BACK L.J. SMITH,NOW!" that is what they should do if they wont anyone to ever read the rest of the series !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-55003301419429509762011-06-22T23:13:01.280+00:002011-06-22T23:13:01.280+00:00I started reading those when they first came out 2...I started reading those when they first came out 20 years ago and I always loved the books themselves never watched the show but they should have never fired her. She brought them the series and the popularity that came with it doubt someone else could make it as good as she did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-18729411079757363712011-02-10T16:51:31.859+00:002011-02-10T16:51:31.859+00:00...and thus the beginning of the awful future for ......and thus the beginning of the awful future for publishing I laid out in my guest column on Grasping for the Wind - http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2010/11/22/i-have-seen-the-future-and-it-is-boring/<br /><br />marketing will drive the selection of properties, publishers will own them and everything will be sold under house names, written as works-for-hire.<br /><br />Gaaaaa!Crotchety Old Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092745636011711266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-38338079513757108212011-02-10T10:12:32.792+00:002011-02-10T10:12:32.792+00:00My understanding is that the publisher produced th...My understanding is that the publisher produced the concept, then hired her to work it out on their behalf whilst retaining full ownership.<br /><br />In the case of other authors, they own their books and characters whilst the publishers own the publishing rights. It wouldn't be possible to 'sack' GRRM or most other authors from their series. If they tried they'd end up in a similar boat to Paul Kearney and his SEA-BEGGARS series, where the publisher won't release any more books but they won't let the author release them through another publisher, leading to a tedious stalemate whilst the author waits for the publishing rights to revert to him.<br /><br />The event is similar to what happened with Karen Treviss on her STAR WARS books, though that was a voluntary departure. Her and the publishers had a disagreement on the direction of the books (the publishers wanted to change the direction of her Clone Wars to match changes in canon from the CGI series) and she decided to walk away instead.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-7009070778778430482011-02-10T10:00:08.338+00:002011-02-10T10:00:08.338+00:00Well if she produced the concept etc, either she g...Well if she produced the concept etc, either she got paid really well to hand over the rights, or she got hosed on the contract. I hope it's the former!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-8404825110975993132011-02-10T00:37:30.201+00:002011-02-10T00:37:30.201+00:00thats just weird. i've NEVER heard of an autho...thats just weird. i've NEVER heard of an author getting 'fired' for making changes to her series (even in tie-in work, you dont hear hear about it).<br /><br />did george RR martin ever get fired for taking 5 years (and counting) to complete a single work in a series (although his fans might have something interesting to say on that). as far as I know, something like this really is COMPLETLY unheard of any where else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-1796383052796691042011-02-09T22:15:17.045+00:002011-02-09T22:15:17.045+00:00This sounds really weird to me, particularly after...This sounds really weird to me, particularly after 20 years. Maybe there’s been a change of the staff members that handle relations with the author, some kind of personality clash. <br /><br />You don’t "sack" people after 20 years, particularly when the authors work has lead to income from a TV series, and thereby probably also an enormous increase in book sales. Sounds really disloyal to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-18801293186903967022011-02-09T19:37:34.044+00:002011-02-09T19:37:34.044+00:00Surely, as the owners of the series, if something ...Surely, as the owners of the series, if something was going to happen along these lines, they should have nipped it in the bud earlier?<br /><br />What an utterly ridiculous excuse.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584173641687026307noreply@blogger.com