And now several important words from the GlassCases Blog:
So, earlier this week via The Twitter, agent (and author!), Mandy Hubbard mentioned her distrust of new agents who have no publishing background. This started a conversation, which I participated in, about the merits of these agents and start-up publishers who claim to be legit.
…And we don’t get it. Sorry, but this whole thing feels like a parody (ooh, maybe it is!):
No shit, Sherlock. We want this. Where’s the damn order form?
by Nicole Wakelin (NerdApproved.Com)
Because if your mind’s too noisy…it might bug those around you.
Or, to put it another, truer way:
Well, he didn’t really “force” the guy. CNET reporter Greg Sandoval could have abandoned his principles and stayed employed. Here’s the story:
Late last week, we told you that CNET had been told it could not even consider Dish’s ad-skipping Hopper DVR for an award because CNET’s parent company, CBS, was involved in a lawsuit over the device. Now comes news that a CNET reporter has quit over the directive, which one report says came straight from CBS CEO Les Moonves.