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Post by alsomsknit on Mar 5, 2024 20:19:36 GMT
The Fiasco from the Guardian
Have you guys heard about this? A new author tanked her career by creating a fake Good Reads account to negatively affect her competition. They already had a decent book deal. Friends with some of the authors via private on-line group. Name has been put in spoiler because she doesn’t deserve any mention. Cait Corrain The affected authors are POC in the Sci-fi, LGBTQ+, genre. Thought I would share since we were talking about the callous restaurant owner.
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Post by epeanymous on Mar 5, 2024 21:31:50 GMT
I did see this story. Unbelievable.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Mar 5, 2024 21:33:58 GMT
Intentionally leaving bad reviews to hurt other Authors, is malicious and heinous.
I am glad she lost her book deal. That is called karma and consequences for ones actions.
I think the name Cait Corrain should be announced everywhere and be public knowledge, so that the general public knows who she is and what she did.
Keeping her name quiet or hidden, comes across as >> excusing bad behavior.
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Post by Rhondito on Mar 5, 2024 22:01:26 GMT
Intentionally leaving bad reviews to hurt other Authors, is malicious and heinous. I agree! Emily Giffin had people leave bad reviews on one of her books because she was outspoken about the latest presidential election. They were doing it even before the book was published. She's a great person and I love her books, but there were people who thought she should just write her books and shut up about anything else. |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 6, 2024 0:39:37 GMT
I had not heard of this!
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 6, 2024 1:48:48 GMT
What a complete POS! I really don't think it's normal to completely trash talk your competition when you are depressed, but I guess I handle it differently.
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 6, 2024 2:15:52 GMT
Name has been put in spoiler because she doesn’t deserve any mention. I can understand not giving a name to someone like a serial killer who thrives on attention. But I absolutely think Cait Corrain should be named. If for no other reason than letting people know what she’s done so they can decide not to buy her books. |
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Post by miascraps on Mar 6, 2024 2:38:50 GMT
Wow! Seriously. The lengths people will go to. Make her name and this story public to all.
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Post by Nanner on Mar 6, 2024 13:26:38 GMT
Yeah, my daughter was telling me about her at Christmas. What a terrible, awful thing to do.
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Post by alsomsknit on Mar 6, 2024 17:40:20 GMT
Name has been put in spoiler because she doesn’t deserve any mention. I can understand not giving a name to someone like a serial killer who thrives on attention. But I absolutely think Cait Corrain should be named. If for no other reason than letting people know what she’s done so they can decide not to buy her books. I struggled with whether to name her openly. Opted to put her name in a spoiler because people may want to know before trying the link. There is another author whose name will never be uttered from my person. What the discussed author has done puts her in the same category. Not only did she work to destroy other new authors, she tried to blame it on mental illness. Reprehensible. |
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