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 Yesterday I posted about YA author Jessica Verday and the kerfuffle over being told the gay characters in her story would not be accepted by the publisher. Well I checked back at her blog today and there is an update:  Jessica Verday's updated blog post  Turns out the editor had made the decision on her own and after Jessica's post, the editor found out from Running Press that they would have been delighted to have included the gay story! So apparently it was all much ado about nothing. Anyhow I'll be following her blog to see if amends can be made and if she will be invited back into the anthology with her original story.

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tharain
Mar. 23rd, 2011 07:33 am (UTC)
I was going to say, Running Press published my book and three others in a M/M Romance series last year. I don't think they'd be bothered by a gay plotline.
erastes
Mar. 23rd, 2011 08:30 am (UTC)
RP have been publishing gay books for a good while--fiction, self help and erotica, so I was annoyed how they were being vilified--was very pleased that the editor said "oops, my bAD.."
markprobst
Mar. 23rd, 2011 09:17 am (UTC)
I hear you. It didn't make sense to me that RP would take such a position, but now we know it was a sad misunderstanding.
erastes
Mar. 23rd, 2011 08:28 am (UTC)
much ado about nothing, indeed! the intenet kangaroo court strikes again!!
markprobst
Mar. 23rd, 2011 09:14 am (UTC)
It is rather interesting how easy it is for people to get riled up. It's no wonder American history is filled with lynchings and tea parties. I tried to be cautious in the wording of my original posting but fear I may have only contributed to the vitriol. If the truth had come out beforehand, I never would have posted in the first place. Oh well, hindsight is something or other...
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