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omg.jpgOr maybe I am misunderstanding? Or the point here is seriously lost, confused or just jack completely…

Gina Black (which btw who is that?) posted on Romantic Times regarding her friend Lisa Valdez:

Post Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:53 pm Yes! I have seen Lisa and I am delighted to report that she is well. Smile She is staying off the internet and away from email and other such cyberdistractions. I know she truly appreciates her fans, and I assure you she *is* working hard at the keyboard these days.


I can say with assurance that you have a treat ahead. Other than that I cannot say as I am not her spokesperson, but her devoted critique partner and friend.


Gina

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Am I the only one who sees that as not all that and a bag of chips? My response is here.

No offense Gina but I think at this point Lisa really can’t assure anything. She is working hard? Is that to say she WASN’T working hard before but now three years later she has decided too? Is that suppose to reassure me? Or better yet as a reader should I care?


Cyberdistractions are all well and good. I can understand needing to ‘disconnect’. And when you have blown your deadline as many times as she has I think it is prolly a good idea to not be connected.


BUT I say this as a reader, a fan and someone who personally likes Lisa Valdez – what message is this sending? I am going to hope she has no idea you posted and this isn’t ‘from’ her. Either the message is insulting or poorly worded… or my reader comprehension is way off because what I get from your message is:


1. Lisa Valdez was lying before when she said she was hard at work on the novel and would soon be finished.


2. She is NOW working hard to finish the novel – the three? four? times before when she was ‘working hard’ to finish it were…. what? practice rounds?


3. “Playing” on the net is one thing but you are saying she can’t be bothered to update a monthly newsletter or follow through what she committed to – not once, not twice, not even three times – to her fans.


4. You can take the time to inform her fans of her status but that is too much trouble for her to do.


So really really, I just hope this was very poorly worded and or done without her approval or proofing the post. Because if she did… as her reader, her fan and someone who has stuck by her I am insulted.


I can say with assurance that you have a treat ahead. Other than that I cannot say as I am not her spokesperson, but her devoted critique partner and friend. Gina



uh, the idea you are her CP and this is your idea of an idea well expressed does not give me hope for the book. Other than that all I can say, is maybe I am just beyond annoyed by now and misreading but I don’t think you are doing your friend any favors with this post.


Sybil

Feel free to tell me I am wrong… and uh what the hell is up with RT website? Their coding seems to be screwed or is that yet another new and nifty screw up with my computer?