Comments on: All-Star Celebrity Rant

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:37:34 +0000

Amra, good to see you! All kinds of good stuff going on for you - congrats!

Mai Wen! Hey, it has been a while. Great to see you back!

By: mai wen

mai wen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:05:46 +0000

Hey! It’s been a while, but why not get back into the swing of the blogosphere by passing along an award! I’m so happy to find that you’ve kept your blog going and to catch up on what you’ve been doing. You’ll be hearing more from me!!

http://maiwen18.blogspot.com/2010/01/hmm-lemonade.html

By: Amra Pajalic

Amra Pajalic — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:33:37 +0000

I agree with you that you have to protect yourself and your time. It’s always crappy when one asshole ruins it for everyone else. Just focus on the hundreds of people you’ve helped over the years, myself included, and don’t let one idiot get to you.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:33:31 +0000

Don’t forget I’ll always be there for my friends, Jack. You never need to doubt that… ever.

It is not, however, the first time someone, through their actions, has put Spinetingler in the potential position of facing legal action, and right now the only way to be 100% certain is to remove me from participating in the awards. Well, and to eliminate certain books from consideration. That would take it to 125%.

By: Jersey Jack

Jersey Jack — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:01:08 +0000

It was about three years ago when I found you online and began reading about these unspecified problems of yours. I just love the way you hold my interest all the way through a blog post (and girl, you CAN stretch’em) without ever really telling me what’s going on, or what’s just happened to piss you off.

Listen to your heart (and your lawyer, of course), but the world of writing and publishing is a tough, even nasty place for the vast majority of us. It would only get worse without Sandra Ruttan’s efforts — she’s someone who’s been there and done that and is willing to share. Please add up all the nice people you’ve met; add that to the equation before you pull away completely. Fort every slight or criticism, there are hundreds of us who believe you are a Godsend.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:32:30 +0000

Yeah… I just can’t take the chance. If I’m associated with the awards this year it could cause a legal nightmare. Between two divorces and my immigration visa, I have enough legal nightmares. I can’t physically take this shit over trying to do something to help raise the profile of authors, no matter how much I like their work.

And next time I want to give someone advice it’ll be over the phone.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:13:17 +0000

Sandra, I’m sorry to hear you’re feeling this way. Whether you know it or not, you’ve helped me tremendously in my writing career by creating the Spinetingler Awards, and I’m sure I speak for everyone ever nominated when I say you’ve made our days.

I hope that 2010 proves to be a better one for you; you deserve it.