‘constantly getting shit for what I wrote, over petty things such as “incest is WRONG OMG”’
Monday, August 16, 2010Posted in: Azteclady Speaks, Chancery Stone
Well, damn!
It would seem that someone is suffering from withdrawals, not getting enough attention lately.
Seriously, people, this is the new comment on a two years old post:
I don’t see what the big deal is with Chancery Stone. I read some of her writing, and it’s not that bad. It’s not my favorite style, I’ll be honest–I prefer less of the sparse Hemingway-esque prose and more lush descriptive language–but the premise is interesting, the characters are interesting, and her writing got that across to me.
Heck, if I was her and I was constantly getting shit for what I wrote, over petty things such as “incest is WRONG OMG” and who-knows-what-else, I’d be bitter too. Luckily, I’ve grown up in an environment where the internet and all its…fuckwittery…is obvious. The web, some iconoclastic haven of free thought? Yeah right. I’ve seen more tolerance and nonconformity in some northeast Ohio trailer parks. Where Chancery Stone went wrong, I think, is not seeing internet forums for what they are. She was too idealistic. Having one’s idealism trampled to the ground by people who miss the point and don’t want to get the point at all…I don’t blame her for getting disgruntled.
I think it’s amusing, and by amusing I mean sick, that much of the criticism against her (fandomwank and the like) say little to nothing about the writing itself. Aside from one grammatically-imperfect sentence and vague buzzwords of the parts people found unpalatable, I couldn’t find anything to judge on my own.
That said, she should have thought before she typed.
P.S. Maybe I’m being oversensitive, but what’s with calling her “Ms. Stone” in a pejorative tone? What’s with calling disdained female authors in general “Ms. XYZetc?” I don’t see disliked male authors being referred to as “Mr.” anything on a regular basis, and not with implied condescension.
So many things here to address…
One big deal is the mislabeling: the romance genre has a few definite conventions, such as a happy ending with the distinct and believable possibility of a happily ever after. From what little I’ve gleaned, this drivel doesn’t have that.
Another big fucking deal is the equating of incest with romance–the injury to victims of incest everywhere is… well, no words for that.
Further, calling people’s concerns or objections to the above ‘petty’ says more about the person commenting than I care to type. (Then again, this fuckwit apparently thinks Ms Stone was too idealistic to understand what she was getting into by promoting her shit in online forums…)
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PS Maybe you are being obtuse: I use Ms Whatever equally for authors I like and for imbeciles such as Ms Stone.
Amarinda Jones
August 16
9:38 am
Seems they’re using a lot of words to say really nothing in particular – however kudos to them for using “iconoclastic” – we don’t ever get to use that enough in every day speech.
Iconoclastically yours,
Amarinda
Shiloh Walker
August 16
12:17 pm
LMAO. You’re on Karen’s blog. You’ll be getting crap for stuff you say for years. O.o Decades. Centuries, possibly.
Mireya
August 16
2:04 pm
Thank you! That’s along the lines of what I was thinking and deleted.
Incidentally, I thought that individual was either CS or a friend that felt it was time to stir the pot again (due to lack of sales). Just sayin’ I have the strong impression that she never got as many sales as when the whole thing blew up on forums and blogs.
theo
August 16
2:30 pm
Mireya, that was my thought too. She, or someone she’s asked to, is trying to stir sales. Most readers buy for three reasons, subject matter, referral/rating or the sh&t that’s stirred online. The first two tend to keep the sales going if the book is good. The third is a flash in the pan. Methinks her flash was more of a tiny spark.
Debra S
August 16
11:17 pm
I read this sight everyday and Iam at loss as to why someone named Ash would write on a old post over two years old. Is it to let us know CS is still alive or needs money.Why start crap again thats old news or did it take Ash that long to understand and read all the old post.I still do not know what his or her point was in doing it incest no matter what is wrong.So if your still going on about something 2 years old your not getting out much or have nothing new to write just saying move on.
Lorraine
August 17
12:43 am
Is she saying that incest is idealistic? WTF?!?!?!
Ann Bruce
August 18
12:28 am
AZ, don’t feed the trolls. You get less wrinkles and live longer. Sensible people will recognize the crazies and dismiss their comments.
AztecLady
August 18
12:29 am
Ann, you are right. You are right, I know you are right…
:sigh: