Comments on: BEA: Podcast Panel Report http://www.edrants.com/bea-podcast-panel-report/ a cultural website in ever-shifting standing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jana Oliver http://www.edrants.com/bea-podcast-panel-report/comment-page-1/#comment-21624 Jana Oliver Wed, 24 May 2006 20:18:52 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=3374#comment-21624 Clearly, you didn't like Tee's BEA presentation and that's your call. But "A Concerned Podcaster" took it a bit too far when he questioned Tee's credibility and tagged him for writing "cliche-sounding novels from a micropress with bad production values." Tee's latest novel was up for two awards this year, the second year in the row. If you haven't read his books, you can't comment on them, just like I can't make remarks about Tee's BEA performance since I wasn't there. And as to the micropress issue -- all presses start small. Some die, some grow bigger. Tee's press has 20+ novels to its credit and each year it gets stronger. Three of their authors were up for national awards this year. You don't get that with bad production. How would I know? My latest book was published by that same 'micro' press. And the quality? It has topnotch cover art, excellent interior layout and printing and was professionally edited. It stands on par with anything NY puts on the shelf. If you want to throw sand at Tee, stick to the facts. Otherwise, you're just being mean spirited. Clearly, you didn’t like Tee’s BEA presentation and that’s your call. But “A Concerned Podcaster” took it a bit too far when he questioned Tee’s credibility and tagged him for writing “cliche-sounding novels from a micropress with bad production values.”

Tee’s latest novel was up for two awards this year, the second year in the row. If you haven’t read his books, you can’t comment on them, just like I can’t make remarks about Tee’s BEA performance since I wasn’t there.

And as to the micropress issue — all presses start small. Some die, some grow bigger. Tee’s press has 20+ novels to its credit and each year it gets stronger. Three of their authors were up for national awards this year. You don’t get that with bad production.

How would I know? My latest book was published by that same ‘micro’ press. And the quality? It has topnotch cover art, excellent interior layout and printing and was professionally edited. It stands on par with anything NY puts on the shelf.

If you want to throw sand at Tee, stick to the facts. Otherwise, you’re just being mean spirited.

]]> By: A Concerned Podcaster http://www.edrants.com/bea-podcast-panel-report/comment-page-1/#comment-17600 A Concerned Podcaster Thu, 18 May 2006 22:15:24 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=3374#comment-17600 I've been bothered by what I've seen online about Tee Morris, and this doesn't surprise me one bit. The podcasting ventures that he's involved with are the free-download type, so I'm curious why he was asked to talk about making money at it. I also wonder at his credibility. He's edited a book called The Fantasy Writer's Companion, but his own writing credits are cliche-sounding novels from a micropress with bad production values. And, like you say, he throws out trendy buzzwords and phrases without explaining them or putting them in a larger context. There's a reek of desperation from the guy, and it turns me off from anything associated with him. He seems entrenched in fandom, and rails against the fact that he's not published by a large publisher, and it all smacks of juvenile entitlement. Sorry you had to endure that, man. I’ve been bothered by what I’ve seen online about Tee Morris, and this doesn’t surprise me one bit. The podcasting ventures that he’s involved with are the free-download type, so I’m curious why he was asked to talk about making money at it. I also wonder at his credibility. He’s edited a book called The Fantasy Writer’s Companion, but his own writing credits are cliche-sounding novels from a micropress with bad production values. And, like you say, he throws out trendy buzzwords and phrases without explaining them or putting them in a larger context.

There’s a reek of desperation from the guy, and it turns me off from anything associated with him. He seems entrenched in fandom, and rails against the fact that he’s not published by a large publisher, and it all smacks of juvenile entitlement.

Sorry you had to endure that, man.

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