Okay before we begin today, we want to share a couple things with you. First, this one will crack you up. It’s a new list the bullies made called and guess who are among the ABB on this list! That’s right. Looney and her good pal Elly Helcl. You remember Elly, the one who tried to pretend she was her ex-husband to get the password to our GR & Copyright post. When I saw this list, I about spit out my coffee all over my laptop.
So, if any of you have a few authors you want to add to this list (i.e. authors they hate, muhahaha), by all means, have at it.
Now for some sad news, we just recently found this story, I Quit, on the Passive Voice about an author who quit writing. If you ever see this happen, either to an author you read or someone you know, please give them all the support they need to keep going. When it comes to writing, the golden rule always applies: Never give up!
*sigh* Sadly, we have four new bully stories. The first one comes from an anonymous author who was targeted for being a very successful self-published author. That’s the only crime she committed – she was self-pubbed and successful. Go figure.
Another author we heard about is Sophie Monroe who was targeted by Coaxial and ETA:soon:
We don’t know what Sophie did to incur their wrath but it probably wasn’t much knowing the nature of these two trolls. The link to Coaxial’s (Shoshana Bick) review is and ETA’s, .
The other targeted author this week was Martin Hopkins:
Here is the link to the , here’s , and here’s his .
(Note: we want to say thank to our eyes and ears out there who keep informing us of the victims. It’s helpful. This way we can let these people know that it’s not them; it’s the bullies. It helps victims to know that they are not alone. That there are others out there who have been targets like them.)
And last but not least, we heard from another person (an author this time) who was just recently banned from Absolute Write. If you all remember our post on The Banning of Robin Sullivan, we warned people to stay away from Absolute Write. Well, this person sends the same warning. Her first message to us was this:
When Athena asked her about her story, she sent this:
She ended the story with her final thoughts:
She is right. Successful writers don’t spend their time engaging in this petty shit. They spend their time actually writing. And stay far away from the Absolute Write Water Cooler. The AW mods are vipers. They’re the worst of the worst.
So, in conclusion, let this be a lesson in our continuing bully education: beware on GR, on the Amazon Fora, and on Absolute Write. These are common online hangouts for the bullies. Please spread the word (quietly) to those who may not know.
Who knows, you may end up saving a life. 
As much as it saddens me I can see how any writer would quit under these kind of circumstances. The scary part is being treated this way is more than just cruel, it’s deadly.
Ugh. That Stacia Kane is a nasty one. High and mighty on her author-horse. I had her number from the very moment I found her and her books on Goodreads. At first she was “only” phony, then it went downhill from there. Bitch is crazy jealous of other authors. She friended me on GR ages ago, but I got so fed up with her bullshit, I had to remove her and block her. Stacia Kane is one to watch out for, she’s only bound to get worse…
Coaxial said: “I do so hope more of her books go free; I could use the good laugh sometimes.”
I’d say this is one good reason not to offer your books at no charge. If the swine are going to launch their petty little badmouthing campaigns at you just because you did your job and published a good book, the least you can do is charge them a little money for the privilege.
That’s a good point. It’s a tough call, I think, for new SPAs though who want to keep a book or two free to gain readers. Free books do attract readers. The only problem is that they also attract the scum like Coaxial/Shoshana.
I completely agree. I’d say that the majority of attacks I’ve seen start with a book that’s free. (As a by the by, here’s one of the most recent: . The author wrote a blog post about her negative reviews and this started a shitstorm)
Some bullies, like ETA:Soon,hang out on GR threads deliberately trying to scam freebies.
Has anyone looked to see if the publishing company or agent for Stacy Kane has a guideline for expectations of professional behavior from their authors?