Brave New Bullying: Goodreads Gangs, Amazon Attacks—What Are Writers to Do?

Courtney M. Wendleton:

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Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:

Image via the movie ���The Purge���.

Today is a tad of a touchy subject, but in this New year, I want everyone to have a the greatest gift any of us can have���peace. Bullies, in my opinion, are among the lowest known existing lifeforms. I wouldn���t want to insult cockroaches and fleas by drawing a comparison.

Kristen���s History With Bullies

I grew up most of my life being bullied. I switched schools at least once a year and there was always a new gaggle of Mean Girls to make my daily life a veritable hell. I think this is why I grew to love books. I skipped school so much (to seek sanctuary at the public library), that I���m fairly certain I���m the reason for the current Texas truancy laws.

I couldn���t get out of bed. I became ill at the thought of even walking through the front doors of���

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