But before we examine that, let's look at a portion of the letter to Janet Reid written by a fan who cannot comprehend why Janet, seemingly a good person, advocates that writers fling themselves into the jaws of a bullying forum like Absolute Write: According to Lesley, she made an attempt to include her viewpoint about Absolute Write bullies on Janet Reid's blog, responding to other posters engaged in a debate on the merits of belonging to bully boards for writers, but her post was censored by Reid. Lesley Cameron who made an effort to contact us by posting on our blog recently. We've known about this also, heard the stories for years, but never had an opportunity to mention it in relevant context until now. She's actually been ejected from conferences for her nastiness, but the writers, especially the women, are terrified of her so they keep quiet. She mocked and belittled one writer after another, and for some reason, was invited back for more. One of her most infamous bully foundations was at the Backspace conference in New York. Hard to believe? Not if you've seen her in action. as being a terrible bully at writer events. While pretending to care about writers and project a snarky though overall beneficent image on her blog, she is known around the U.S. Janet Reid is also a phony in our opinion. What better place to fester and target enemies and berate others for reasons of catharsis than an Internet forum wherein you can be anonymous and even protected by owners like Melodi and Lisa who are just as deliberately vicious as you are? We've known about her but never mentioned because she is just one of dozens of life's axe grinders and embittered cowards who seek a sniper vantage point at Absolute Write. Janet Reid has also engaged in bully slug outs more than once, so she is extremely familiar with Absolute Write Water Cooler pathology. She has possessed at least two identities on the Water Cooler forums (one being a fat shark) and is friends with the bully cabal noted elsewhere on this blog, namely Old Hack, Hapisofi, the sock puppet Stone, and others. Janet Reid, formerly Miss Snark, and now an agent with Fine Print Literary Agency representing crime fiction, has been a collaborator with Absolute Write for at least eight years. Public Figure Janet Reid on Left at Writer Conference - Note Expressions of Disdain on Faces of Onlookers
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