My Public Apology to STGRB

I’ve been an idiot. I thought I was fighting the good fight, attempting to make a difference, but I was wrong. Readers and reviewers have nothing to be concerned with. Neither do the authors you target. You see, I posted a warning to my author friends on my Facebook page telling them that they might want to distance themselves from me, lest your wrath runeth over onto them. I was set upon by a flurry of owls. “Who? Who? Who?” One such acquaintance even said, “I had to look them up.” Then, a friend of greater intelligence than myself responded to that acquaintance: “The fact that you had to look them up says enough.”

This got me thinking. Who exactly do you reach? The answer comes in two parts. Firstly, you’re known to the reviewers whom you’re so adamant about outing as bullies. These people already revile you, so I’m not proving anything to them by fighting with you. Secondly, you’re supported by the like-minded individuals who want reviewers silenced, unless of course they give your books glowing reviews. What does this all amount to? You’re nothing but a glorified circle jerk. You’re disgusting to the average passerby, and adored by each other. Yes, I’ve been a fool.

So I extend my sincerest, heartfelt apology, but you have to understand, I thought you mattered.