Does Anyone Else Want to Protest Marco's Dismissal?
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It's always frustrating when "upper" management lets go of "middle" management so that they can justify their worthless existence and keep drawing their extraordinary salaries. Not once have I seen a company get rid of the big salaried top of the pile guys. It sucks! What more can be said? I do know though that "what goes around, comes around" and Simon and Schuster will have their day. I don't at all wish it on them but karma is a law of life. And if S&S do go under CBS will license some other company to carry on the Star Trek book line. So, in reality I am not concerned. What will be will be!
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I'm not entirely sure where to get palm fronds... (in Canada).
But a polite letter/email with some good, backed up points couldn't hurt. That way no one else will lose their job, the PTB won't be offended, and if S&S feels they can afford him, maybe they'll bring him back. But maybe he can find something else- maybe with more job security (whatever that is these days).
This seems like a good question. Anybody got an answer?
Mollmann, what former co-worker had issues with Marco? Every recent Trek book I've read has many kudos to him for giving them an opportunity to present their works, so I had the impression that he was universally beloved.
Has he appeared in the Trek Lit section since his dismissal, either to say goodbye or explain things or let off some steam?
Has he appeared in the Trek Lit section since his dismissal, either to say goodbye or explain things or let off some steam?
I seriously doubt that anyone at all at S&S was glad to see Marco leave. By all accounts, he was an amazing and energetic fellow to work with. I keep harboring absurd hopes that in 6 months they'll see the error of their ways and hire him back, but Margaret runs the show now, so that'd be a demotion for her (right?) and I don't see that happening.
Besides, I think Marco accomplished something incredible, essentially turning Treklit from a whole bunch of ongoing stories into a unified and consistent whole with a deep and complex history far beyond what the shows had presented, but was at this point almost done with that anyway; the next year had very few experimental/outside-the-box novels on it, just continuations of series that were already going. There is an argument to be made that, with the new movie coming out, it's the perfect time for some more standalone, accessible treklit for a while, and all the series he created will go on just fine for some time I think. (With the possible, notable exception of DS9-R, which... sigh.) But I don't think it's the crisis a lot of people make it out to be. (This is after a lot of trying to put a positive spin on things; when I first heard the announcement, I was pretty pissed off. He's done amazing things in the last few years.)
I will say that I enjoyed his influence on Trek so much I'll definitely be interested to see where he lands...
Besides, I think Marco accomplished something incredible, essentially turning Treklit from a whole bunch of ongoing stories into a unified and consistent whole with a deep and complex history far beyond what the shows had presented, but was at this point almost done with that anyway; the next year had very few experimental/outside-the-box novels on it, just continuations of series that were already going. There is an argument to be made that, with the new movie coming out, it's the perfect time for some more standalone, accessible treklit for a while, and all the series he created will go on just fine for some time I think. (With the possible, notable exception of DS9-R, which... sigh.) But I don't think it's the crisis a lot of people make it out to be. (This is after a lot of trying to put a positive spin on things; when I first heard the announcement, I was pretty pissed off. He's done amazing things in the last few years.)
I will say that I enjoyed his influence on Trek so much I'll definitely be interested to see where he lands...
I was under the impression that Margaret Clark was above him in the chain of command, similar to "editor-in-chief" to Marco's "editor", and ran interference for him on the higher-ups and Paramount, while Marco largely just dealt with the authors. Is that impression correct?
Both of the quoted statements aren't quite right. Margaret was senior to Marco, yes, but Margaret wasn't Marco's boss -- in fact, they both report(ed) to the same boss -- and when Marco was there, they both dealt with the higher-ups at S&S and the folks at CBS/Paramount (and authors, for that matter) equally, Marco for his projects, Margaret for hers. And if Marco did return for whatever reason, of course it wouldn't mean a demotion for Margaret. (Hell, Marco's firing wasn't a promotion for Margaret, it was just giving her more, and Ed, Jen, and Jaime, more work....)
No one. Like most of my jokes, it was poorly thought out, inexplicable, and unfunny.
It would hardly be professional even now for any of the writers to say whether or not they had issues with Marco. Like I said in the other thread, he and I had a professional falling out, that's no secret, but I still consider him a friend and am grateful for the opportunity he gave me.
Probably wouldn't be writing my first tie-in novel right now if it weren't for that.
Everyone has issues with everyone they work with. That's just a law of nature. The true professionals put them aside and still manage to work with the other person.
For at least half of the forum regulars.
Thanks for clearing that up; I appreciate it.
Either way, I feel as though the odds of him returning are low, though of course I'd dance jigs around my computer if I ever read that he was.
Not particularly.
Or, if you do, just the first 2.5 seasons.
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