Author Boycott List (Revised 12/09/11)

ALERT: John Steinbeck Family Defrauded by Writer Beware™ & SFWA Attorney: The 2007 Scam that Writer Beware™ Didn’t Report . . . Why?

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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

 “Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.”

Winston Churchill

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Revised: December 9, 2011

Individual/Entity	Affiliations/Notes	Amazon Rankings/Range
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	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	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	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	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)	251,486 – 7,156,387

“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.”

- Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Husband of TERESA NIELSEN HAYDEN

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