No, I disagree.
I am attempting to break into SF/F as a writer. I have had mild success. If my author name became linked to my Freeper name, pretty sure I’d never get a contract again anywhere but Baen (and while I adore them, my stories aren’t their usual cup of Romulan ale). I’m not the only newbie author in my circles with the same fears. We talk among ourselves, and we’re all afraid. Even the left-leaning ones know if they don’t toe the line enough they’re out on their ears.
This campaign is the first hope we’ve had that this crap will get dragged out into the open and hit with a flamethrower of truth.
And the Sad Puppies didn’t force their opinions as the only ones. They only had a full slate in one category. What loophole was violated? Perhaps a “spirit of the law” issue but I fail to see it.
And Connie Willis, while being a brilliant writer, probably only knows what she’s been told by others, since my guess based on her books is she’s never seen the Internet in her life.
I am attempting to break into SF/F as a writer. I have had mild success. If my author name became linked to my Freeper name, pretty sure I’d never get a contract again
Look up Joe Konrath’s blog for detailed advice on how to do it.
http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/