Not long ago, I wrote about the lawsuit that digital romance publisher, Ellora’s Cave (EC), filed against Dear Author and it’s founder, Jane Litte, for the post, The Curious Case of Ellora’s Cave, that discussed EC’s finances and dealings with its authors. In my piece, I discussed exactly what Ellora’s Cave accused Dear Author & Jane Litte for,…
Ellora’s Cave Sues Dear Author: What This Could Mean For Criticism In The Book Industry
The book industry has been interesting these past few days. On Sunday, September 26th, Dear Author tweeted that digital romance publisher, Ellora’s Cave, had filed a lawsuit against her:
Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton & Tharg the Mighty in their first Reddit AMA!
Marking 2000 AD’s special 1900th edition, two of the legendary weekly anthology’s biggest creators are joining the alien editor of 2000 AD, Tharg the Mighty, for a very special ‘Ask Me Anything’ on Reddit’s comics forum. Today at 8am EST, Dan, Ian, and the green-skinned alien being known only as Tharg will be taking questions…
(Before GamerGate Was Called GamerGate) My Ex Broke My Heart (and Also She’s a Vampire So Let’s Form a Mob)
Okay! Personal vs Institutional. The difference between hurting someone personally, and hurting them institutionally. This is an important aspect of interpersonal relations which is hard to begin to understand, but if you try…! It actually becomes fairly easy. It’s a matter of practice. Let’s start immediately.
Forbes’ Top Highest-Paid Actors (and Actresses) List Is Very White And Manly
Forbes released its Highest Paid Actors List yesterday and Robert Downey Jr topped the list with $75 million. Not surprising given his very profitable role as Iron Man in 4 Marvel films, two of which joined the very exclusive billion dollar club. According to Variety: Forbes says it compiles its salary figures based on talks with agents, producers, lawyers…
Alert! Dames Making Games in Toronto Is Looking for Volunteers
Dames Making Games (DMG) is looking for gaming pros to make short presentations and some general helping out for a four week game-making summer camp at the Rexdale Community Centre. Ten youths will learn about game-mechanics, art and visual design, programming, and sound design and effects. The camp will wrap up with an August 26th…