^Thank you.
Announcing STAR TREK: DTI and other CLB news
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I did read it, I saw what Christopher wrote thank you very much and I'm sure if he wanted to comment on what I said, he could have done, he has demonstrated time and again when he wants to fight a battle and times when he'll pick his ball up, go home and call foul - like many, including I do from time to time. Christopher doesn't need defending, he'll happily do it himself and you starting your post like that really was amusing.
Anyway, in my opinion, Christopher made a mountain out of a mole hill, or better yet, a storm in a tea cup. And to be honest, I think it's pretty damn important to know who is at the helm of the good ship Trek Lit given how rough the waters have been over the last couple of years.
I agree with sfroth. If the bro can't say, then the bro can't say and let it be.
What would have been your answer to "Is Tom Selleck the editor of your book?"
He just got replaced by Harrison Ford?
Whether this counts as "winning" or "losing" is left as an exercise for the reader.
No you don't. It's a private company making TV show tie-in novels; it's not a government agency or public office. Who is or is not editing Star Trek books is none of our business if Pocket doesn't want it to be our business.
That isn't a necessity. Off the top of my head, "Primary Colors" and the "Castle" novels were published anonymously, which is obviously much more palatable than if, say, the Mayor of New York was anonymous, something more within the purview of the people's right to know.
So... who wants cake?
Ooh, I want cake!
Indeed, there was a Star Trek tale in the Prophecy and Change anthology that was credited to "Anonymous".
[Homer] Mmmmmm, cake......
[/Homer]
No. It's a business -- the only thing you owe them is the cover price to purchase the book. And the only thing they owe you is a book good enough to be worth that cover price.
And, no, you don't have any right to know who wrote a book if the author doesn't want you to know. That's why pseudonyms and "Anonymous" credits exist.
Y'know, Christopher could've ended the whole thing by just saying, "Sorry, I'm not at liberty to say one way or the other at the present time."
I think this is how Watergate started...
I think this is how Watergate started...
or "you might think that, but i couldn't possibly comment..."
Christopher, I will apologize now but this is the only way to end this pointless argument.
If you will follow this link, you will see that Jaime Costas is longer listed on the site (they seemed to have removed her section because there's a blank bit at the bottom of the page) and Jennifer Heddle is now listed as a senior editor. She was previously listed as an editor like Ed Schlesinger when I looked a few months ago.
Pocket might not want to say anything just yet, but whoever is keeping up the website made it easy for me to look. It took a few seconds.
Make of it what you will.
If you will follow this link, you will see that Jaime Costas is longer listed on the site (they seemed to have removed her section because there's a blank bit at the bottom of the page) and Jennifer Heddle is now listed as a senior editor. She was previously listed as an editor like Ed Schlesinger when I looked a few months ago.
Pocket might not want to say anything just yet, but whoever is keeping up the website made it easy for me to look. It took a few seconds.
Make of it what you will.
No need to apologize to me, BrotherBenny. I'm not actively trying to keep any secrets. I'm just not in a position to break news on behalf of Pocket Books, so I can't answer any staffing questions that haven't been answered by more official sources.
The galley pages for DTI: Watching the Clock arrived a little while ago (and judging from the stench on the envelope, the UPS driver must be a chain smoker — icchhh!). It’s a hefty pile of pages. It looks as if the final book is going to be just about 500 pages long.
This is my first chance to see the typesetting being used for the chapter and scene headings and so forth, and it looks pretty good. I hope it’s not long before I get to see the final cover.
This is my first chance to see the typesetting being used for the chapter and scene headings and so forth, and it looks pretty good. I hope it’s not long before I get to see the final cover.
