they don't speak for me

I really wish Stop the GR bullies wasn't real. I wish they would find another outlet for their anger (I recommend treadmill therapy; walking things out really clears things up for me). I wish readers and reviewers and writers weren't being torn apart, with each having this, "they have so much power" fear about the other.

The group exists, though. Their anger is hurting people. I feel sick.

My first thought was that there's nothing I can say to stop this. I can't lessen their damage. I can't make anyone feel safe. Then I thought, who knows? This started with one person. One person who was angry over a review.

Maybe the anger started because they thought they were defending their book. Maybe it was for a book they loved. I don't know. I do know their anger grew. It will continue to grow.

What it can't do? It can't speak for me.

So I say thanks. Thank you to everyone who's ever read my work. Even if you didn't like it, thank you for trying it.

Thank you to the reader on GR who thought Written in Blood was boring. It was really nice of you to try it. Thank you to the readers on GR who DNF Dark Designs and Shadow Hunt. I hope you guys like my next story or find another author you like more. Thank you to the reviewer who read the original After Dark and thought Devon should've known he was a werewolf. When I was revising AD for print, your words made me decide to delve deeper into that.

Thank you to the readers who wrote me to tell me that they loved Cooking with Ergot but hated WiB because it wasn't funny. Next time I write something outside of my genre, I'll release it under a pseudo-name so you won't inadvertently read something you'd prefer not to. Thank you also to the reviewers who pointed out that I put the bridge in the wrong place in WiB. You're totally right, I did.

Thank you to the readers who've read my work and enjoyed it. Thank you for telling your friends to read it or for posting reviews on Amazon and GR. Thank you to the reader who put DD on their Amazon list, describing Kyler as a horseman of the apocalypse. I was delighted to read that. Thank you to the reviewer who's read both versions of AD and thought the newer one was awesome. That made me smile for days. Thank you to the reader on GR who preferred the original version of AD. That's cool too.

Thank you, my blog readers, for being here. Thank you for being patient with me when I'm quiet. Thank you for reading this now. If you hate this post, that's okay. Maybe the next one will be more interesting.