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These guys are not doing it for free:
Alex Shvartsman's Speculative Fiction took a page from Science Fiction Writer Michael A. Burstein's playbook, and are writing stories based on the GISHWHES teams purchache of a book OR adding to a kickstarter. From Michael A. Burstein's blog:
I, on the other hand, will be happy to write a story for you if I don't know you, on one condition. I'd like you to do a random act of kindness for my publisher, Apex Publications.
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Then click on this link: "I Remember the Future: The Award-Nominated Stories of Michael A. Burstein" and have one member of your team purchase a copy of my 2008 collection I Remember the Future directly from the publisher (NOT from Amazon; use the "Add to Cart" button). It can be the trade paperback or the ebook, but I'm guessing most of you will opt for the ebook, as it's only $4.99.
And these writers are not keen on doing it at all. Bic N. Moleskine shows us an impressive collection of glorious Beyoncé "fuck you pay me!" gifs and adds "Enjoy your fandom. But think for yourselves, fer crying out loud. ". Ya Interrobang headlines it gishwhes hunt turns into harassment when authors refuse to participate. The Mary Sue advises:
The authors who are now facing inboxes full of requests for GISHWHES, on the other hand, are innocent bystanders. Enjoy your hunt, GISHERs, but maybe try to find an author who’s indicated they’re willing to help before shooting off any emails about sci-fi stories.
Meanwhile, on Livejournal someone declares: "That article is a thing of beauty. I wonder how it will take before the minions swarm and thus prove once again what entitled assholes they are." I dunno, does this weird twitter-thread directed at Adland count?
Twitter has forever killed comments I suppose, so here's what we got on twitter:
.@adland @FinchFactor @Greenpeace Except... this is not for profit awareness, features internet power cats *and* donations are coming in :)
— Mr. President (@MrPresident_sir) July 31, 2014
.@adland: but not featuring #LilBub! @MrPresident_sir @Greenpeace
— FinchFactor (@FinchFactor) July 31, 2014
Just to preempt any derails, anyone who wants to jump in here might want to read Does copyright law protect graffiti(street art)? before chiming in. Short answer is: YES.
While I love some of it, such as the opening "My name is DAAAAAAD" which is pretty funny, and "up - because we're taller" other things simply grate me. Don't get me wrong, the acting and casting is swell, and the no-edit flow through the house works well - but the music is wrong and the hashtag is just painful. Also, I'm not a fan of the "dad is your best friend" method of parenting. Kids needs parents, their peers are their best friends.
Adriana doesn't even stay to watch the game that she tuned into at the Bar. I mean, wtf?
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