In which I make a fool of myself
in this very blog entry! I wrote this: I'm taken aback by this public slap down by an editor. I think if the editor addressed it to writer wannabes, then sure, the snark tone works. But the people who work for her? In public? Did I mention in public? The one time I did mention a particular publisher in this very not-very-widely-read blog, and slightly whined, I think I did a good job of disguising who I was talking about. I still got in trouble. I think that the hand slap I got in response was probably justified. What about me, now, writing about this? I sure as hell wouldn't if I worked for them. Yet now I'm suddenly feeling meta and looking in mirrors: What's ruder? Being rude or pointing out a rude act? Aha! aka, the UPDATE : you can discover--along with Sam-- Kate is a MAJOR GOOBER. Yes, the editor is making fun of herself. And you know what? This is such an example of bad, bad Kate that I'm so tempted to delete. The thing is I didn't read it right th...