Meanwhile: David Boyer is still a Bag of Fuck, Greg Ruth vs. The Huntsman, Mamatas Family Recipes, & Neil Gaiman has tea with the King
With a headline like that, I’m pretty sure you’ll keep reading after the cut.
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You might remember David ‘Bag-of-Fuck’ Boyer. If not, I wrote about him here and here. Despite the support of the UAW Local 1981 AFL-CIO and thousands of writers, the Indiana Attorney General has refused author Rick Moore’s request to take consumer fraud action against Boyer. As a result, Rick has started an online petition, which I encourage you to sign. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It seems that Mr. Boyer is not only up to his old tricks again, but has a few new tricks (all of which are just as ill-conceived as his old ones) — everything from making public the private information of his critics’ in a self-published piece of dreck, to joining writers groups in a new effort to steal material. As always, B-Thoughtful does a commendable job of delivering the facts. Spend some time and read through her most recent entries. And The Rusty Nail offers some updates, as well.
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But hey, if a two-bit amateur con artist like David Boyer can get away with it, then why not Hollywood? If you’re on Twitter, you no doubt saw the conversation this week between myself, Greg Ruth, Russell Dickerson, Steve Niles, Joe Lansdale, George Pratt, and some other fine folks. Greg’s cover for Supernatural Noir was apparently the inspiration for the Snow White & The Huntsman poster. Details here. And follow Greg on Twitter to stay updated on this.
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Meanwhile, my dear friend and The Damned Highway co-writer Nick Mamatas continues to corrupt impressionable youth and piss off readers, this time by simply sharing a family recipe. I’m sure this won’t present any problems the next time they update my security clearance for my semi-annual speaking engagements at CIA Headquarters in Langley.
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And finally, Neil Gaiman’s always excellent Blog features an interview he conducted with Stephen King that is required reading for fans of both authors, and for writers in general. Check it out.
