Aw, crud! Margaret Clark is gone now, too.
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I don't think it's to late to undo what she's done. I doubt anything is getting canceled though.
As for who will take over, I would speculate on Keith as he already does some freelancing for them anyway.
Marco's also doing some contract work for Pocket (I think related to Trek)
In the words of Eddie Chase (from Andy McDermott's books): Buggeration and F***ery!!!
Margaret, I wish you all the best and hope you get something else quickly.
People (excepting the authors of course) here are (seemingly) forgetting that Marco, Margaret, Jen and Ed are the Pocket Books TV-tin-in editorial team. With Marco gone and now Margaret, it would seem that Pocket perhaps no longer sees these lines as overly profitable.
It might soon be time for CBS/Paramount to look for another publishing house to take the license. I know S&S are tightening their belts, and it could be another few years before anything comes of it, but I seriously think that their long term plan is to tighten the tie-in division out of existence. Better they sell it off than just shut it down. Forgive the negativity, but it looks to be heading that way, though of course I will be more than happy to see myself corrected.
Margaret, I wish you all the best and hope you get something else quickly.
People (excepting the authors of course) here are (seemingly) forgetting that Marco, Margaret, Jen and Ed are the Pocket Books TV-tin-in editorial team. With Marco gone and now Margaret, it would seem that Pocket perhaps no longer sees these lines as overly profitable.
It might soon be time for CBS/Paramount to look for another publishing house to take the license. I know S&S are tightening their belts, and it could be another few years before anything comes of it, but I seriously think that their long term plan is to tighten the tie-in division out of existence. Better they sell it off than just shut it down. Forgive the negativity, but it looks to be heading that way, though of course I will be more than happy to see myself corrected.
That's reassuring to hear, KRAD.
I'm very sorry for Margaret, though. This is a bit of a shock. I hope she finds new work soon.
This is a great pity; although I haven't worked with Margaret for long, she impressed me during the editorial process on Synthesis, and I was looking forward to working with her on future projects. I wish her all the best.
Very disappointing news. Margaret took over TNES towards the end of the writing process and was enthusiastic and supportive about the whole project. I was looking forward to working with her more. Very best of luck, Margaret.
Well, for those of us who were in mid-project, who do we talk to now?
I'm shocked to hear this! First Marco gone, now Margaret as wel... argh! I only knew her for a couple of months, it was always fun to get some feedback from her. I wish her all the best in the future, and I will write her an e-mail this evening! This spoils my day! 
Good question indeed!
I'm shocked to hear this! First Marco gone, now Margaret as wel... argh! I only knew her for a couple of months, it was always fun to get some feedback from her. I wish her all the best in the future, and I will write her an e-mail this evening! This spoils my day!
Well, her office address has already been cancelled out... As I just discovered when mailing to say I hope they at least gave her a notice period and that she'd land on her feet.
What happens to the books, calendars, etc... now?
Grrrr! This week SUCKS!
No. This has nothing to do with the performance of the editors or their books. The whole larger company, Simon & Schuster, has lost money and has cut jobs across the board, not just in the tie-in department. Margaret was not the only S&S employee who got laid off this week. If they'd lost faith in the tie-in line, they would've let all three remaining tie-in editors go, not just one. They want the tie-in line to continue, but they want it -- along with their other divisions -- to continue with a smaller staff.
The problems S&S is having reflect problems throughout the publishing industry, throughout the whole American economy. There's no reason to think that ST tie-ins would do any better at another publisher. Indeed, given the poor state of the economy and the publishing industry in general, no other publishers are likely to be in the position to gear up a whole new tie-in division. Pocket has what's probably the most experienced and respected media tie-in division in the industry, and even with the loss of experienced hands like Marco and Margaret, Pocket remains the publisher best qualified to handle Star Trek fiction.
Besides, Simon & Schuster is owned by CBS Corporation, so there's a built-in corporate synergy there. If CBS took Star Trek to a different publisher owned by a different media conglomerate, they'd make lower profits overall.
Ed Schlesinger and/or Jennifer Heddle will edit them, as they have done with other Trek projects in the past.
Like I just said, it's already with the company that owns Star Trek. Simon & Schuster is a division of CBS Corporation.
And like I just said, that's exactly what makes it an unreasonable time to take Trek novels to another company. Every publisher is hurting, so why would any other publisher be willing to take a gamble on starting a whole new tie-in division? Who's going to be hiring new editors or expanding their lines in a climate where editors are losing their jobs and publishers are cutting back?
The flood waters are rising for everybody. You don't abandon a known safe haven when you have no reason to believe you'll be better off -- or even as well off -- anywhere else.
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