How Do We Measure the “Value” of Fiction?

Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author :

Despite the holiday, the romance community on Twitter has exploded with disbelief and angerover the last few days. As initially shared by author Alyssa Cole, the Romance Writers of America organization decided to censure and ban author Courtney Milan.

Essentially, the situation comes down to the fact that—on Twitter (not even on an RWA forum)—Courtney pointed out racism, and others who didn’t like the conversation filed a complaint that...