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The Write Agenda – Author Boycott List
ALERT: Blogger Get’s it Wrong: Amazon Sales Rankings are Valuable Metrics if Benchmarked over Time
ALERT: Victoria Strauss Critical of Indie Authors Successes: The Voice of Envy
ALERT: (Posted 10/25/11) P.N. Elrod Claims Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers (SFWA) Has Hackers: Cyber Crime Incitement?
ALERT: (Posted 10/24/11) American Book Publishing: No Case, No Criminal Contact & No Legal Action Taken
ALERT: American Book Publishing “Investigation” Research Released: No Proof of Victoria Strauss’ Claims
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Revised: May 28, 2013
| Individual/Entity | Affiliations/Notes | Amazon Rankings/Range |
| Michael Capobianco | He served as President of the SFWA from 1996–1998 and again from 2007-2008. He was married to the late science fiction author Ann “A.C.” Crispin. Recently appointed to Writer Beware to fill his deceased wife’s position. | Thumbs Down – Book Rankings are just dreadful. |
| Steven Gould | Elected SWFA President 2013, Writer Beware, Absolute Write Water Cooler, Victoria Strauss, SFWA | Thumbs Down |
| Charles E. Petit; AKA: Charles Petit, Charlie Petit, C.E. Petit | John Steinbeck Family Defrauded by Writer Beware™ & SFWA Attorney: The 2007 Scam that Writer Beware™ Didn’t Report . . . Why?; Writer Beware, Absolute Write Water Cooler, Victoria Strauss, SFWA, Bauer v. Glatzer Case, Teresa Nielsen Hayden, Ann “A.C.” Crispin | |
| Ann “A.C.” Crispin (Deceased – September 6, 2013) | Writer Beware, Absolute Write Water Cooler, Victoria Strauss, James D. Macdonald, SFWA, Prior Lawsuits, Has Failed to Produce Evidence of an “Investigation” Involving American Book Publishing, Named Defendant in the Bauer v. Glatzer Case, Defamation Watch, Comments on the Death of Ann “A.C.” Crispin (Ongoing), Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead! | 23,700– 9,196,313 (10/08/11)50,501 – 9,252,010 (11/05/11) |
| Chanta Rand | Author, BlogTalk Radio Host, Victoria Strauss | 10,008 – 86,373 (10/08/11)7820 – 180,622 (11/05/11) |
| David L. Kuzminski
(Deceased – August 13, 2013) |
Predators & Editors, Prior Lawsuits, Named Defendant in the Bauer v. Glatzer Case, Named Defendant in the Cretella v. Kuzminski Case, Plea to Authors to Fund His Legal Defense, Defamation Watch, Dave Kuzminski (Preditors & Editors) & His Unpublicized Death | 579,654 – 8,505,746 |
| James D. MacDonald | Writer Beware, Absolute Write Water Cooler, Making Light, Victoria Strauss, Ann “A.C.” Crispin, SFWA, Prior Lawsuits,Raised Questions Regarding Personal Criminal History, Named Defendant in the Bauer v. Glatzer Case, Yog’s Law, Defamation Watch, Other Pen Names: Nicholas Adams; Martin Delrio; Robyn Tallis | 68,615- 6,558,584 (10/08/11) |
| John Scalzi | Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Officer | |
| Rachael Saltzman | Facebook, Writer Beware, Filmmaker, “Atlanta Nights,” Questionable Fact Checking History, 8thSamurai on Absolute Write, Atlanta Nights Funding Failure, Defamation Watch | |
| Teresa Nielsen Hayden | Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Making Light, Named Defendant in the Bauer v. Glatzer Case, Attack on The Write Agenda, Defamation Watch, Question of Unlicensed Material | 1,607,947 (10/08/11)1,662,053 (11/05/11) |
| Victoria Strauss | Writer Beware, Absolute Water Cooler, Facebook, James D. Macdonald, Ann “A.C.” Crispin, SFWA, Prior Lawsuits, Has Failed to Produce Evidence of an “Investigation” Involving American Book Publishing, Apparent Retaliatory Action, Named Defendant in the Bauer v. Glatzer Case, American Book Publishing Investigation, Defamation Watch* (Elevated), Known to Fabricate | 251,486 – 7,156,387 |
| Andrew Burt | The New Preditors & Editors, Took over after David L. Kuzminski, (Deceased – August 13, 2013), Andrew Burt’s, Preditors & Editors (Post – David L. Kuzminski). . . Major FAIL, John Scalzi: Andrew Burt’s, Preditors & Editors, Publishing Record, or Lack Thereof, P. Nielsen Hayden: “Andrew Burt is now in charge of Preditors and Editors?” Let the Insanity Begin |
“I understand all the reasons for having “private” SFWA forums, but having been a member on and off (currently on) for well over a decade, I’ve gradually come to the conclusion that the downside of it far outweighs the positives. SFWA has become a cult, dedicated first and foremost to the preservation of the cult. It has increasingly little to do with creativity, commerce, or the actual business of science fiction.”
Husband of TERESA NIELSEN HAYDEN
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I really hope that people who accidentally stumble upon this website are intelligent enough to realize that your entire boycott list is made up of people who are exposing you as scammers and ripoff artists. I mean, seriously? John Scalzi? You expect people to boycott the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America on your say so? Please.
Would You not expect the President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to require his people to be transparent? Please.