tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post2143366429548280899..comments2023-08-24T05:25:03.016-06:00Comments on Shelli's Stories: Hate MailShellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17919589166153866156noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-2013044668147927582011-01-07T19:13:53.859-07:002011-01-07T19:13:53.859-07:00I am kind of sad that I didn't get to comment ...I am kind of sad that I didn't get to comment on this... it makes me want to laugh... It is ridiculous... I understand if someone is offended when his/her work is criticized a bit. And maybe it was in a mocking manner. But that should be ammo for self-improvement not offense and retaliation...ha... and the people at distraction ink..whoa. Completely immature and unprofessional... Their insults were way worse than anything you wrote! That it is indeed laughable.. (I literally laughed) I love you Shelli, you are my sun, moon and stars...Rebecca McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072412673318471450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-44483164899629732212011-01-05T20:07:02.656-07:002011-01-05T20:07:02.656-07:00To MLM's staff:
Freedom of speech, people. Si...To MLM's staff:<br /><br />Freedom of speech, people. Since MLM has made a public figure of herself by virtue of becoming an author, I doubt there's much you can do legally if Shelli wants to express her opinion about MLM's writing. You kinda just have to suck it up.<br /><br />(And, what's with all the exclamation points?)Newsed6https://www.blogger.com/profile/13333084924198034958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-82057624627068881982011-01-05T19:56:03.178-07:002011-01-05T19:56:03.178-07:00I loves me some controversy!
I've never rea...I loves me some controversy! <br /><br />I've never read Marcia L. McClure, and can't say I want to. <br /><br />This thread is way more entertaining than the best romance. <br /><br />Into Shelli's corner I go.Newsed6https://www.blogger.com/profile/13333084924198034958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-61351414396054790882010-12-29T12:24:05.319-07:002010-12-29T12:24:05.319-07:00Do you want me to order the book so we can all rea...Do you want me to order the book so we can all read it and write reviews??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10713758961621864188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-74064184483436100512010-12-22T14:46:30.289-07:002010-12-22T14:46:30.289-07:00ps. i think my favorite part was how they referenc...ps. i think my favorite part was how they referenced Christ and God and apparently they didn't stop to think how very un-Christlike that email was.<br /><br />those are my favorite kind of Christians! :)LEICAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548037264474476495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-79177778254071436562010-12-22T14:43:28.255-07:002010-12-22T14:43:28.255-07:00dearest shelli.
we should go out for lunch again s...dearest shelli.<br />we should go out for lunch again soon. :)<br /><br />I can't say I'm up to date on this issue, but that email was super rude. i can't believe that an actual company composed and sent that...very unprofessional. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.<br /><br />Love you girl!LEICAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548037264474476495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-2350130389905687892010-12-22T13:20:40.654-07:002010-12-22T13:20:40.654-07:00HAHA.. i am laughing.. b/c this is awesome!! I'...HAHA.. i am laughing.. b/c this is awesome!! I'm glad this lady and "her staff" don't seem to know the difference between a personal attack and a BOOK REVIEW!!!ammaylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757493093471824901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-46497630953994347732010-12-22T11:25:09.411-07:002010-12-22T11:25:09.411-07:00I have love in my heart for this whole interchange...I have love in my heart for this whole interchange. I wish Stephenie Meyer would have written me personally when I wrote about how badly done Twilight was. Shelli, you are a celebrity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-36336519894191210072010-12-22T11:03:46.769-07:002010-12-22T11:03:46.769-07:00Funny that a professional writer doesn't know ...Funny that a professional writer doesn't know the difference between "affect" and "effect." <br /><br />Affect is the verb. Effect is the noun. Do I need to explain what a verb and a noun is too? <br /><br />And Sheli, you rock, and these comments are making for an awesome Christmas.Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874217463855209021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-37295869538035853442010-12-22T10:45:26.552-07:002010-12-22T10:45:26.552-07:00Speechless.
Uh...
What a drama queen.
It...Speechless.<br /><br /><br /><br />Uh...<br /><br />What a drama queen. <br /><br />It's kind of creepy that she posted all that in your comments. <br /><br />She's going to keep the wolves at bay? ... Uh... <br /><br />Speechless again.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184438801278958779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-31807653611706286922010-12-22T10:42:44.855-07:002010-12-22T10:42:44.855-07:00This is much too much! I heart you long time Shell...This is much too much! I heart you long time Shelli:)Which reminds me I still owe you dinner. I haven't forgotten!Kira Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636360344053672812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-86979924446069648232010-12-22T10:16:23.760-07:002010-12-22T10:16:23.760-07:00Joe,...actually to a bad book review, no. Bad boo...Joe,...actually to a bad book review, no. Bad book reviews don't bother me in the least, I have thick skin there. It's the on-going personal comments against my character and life that my readers find and then start bombarding me with emails about how they're going to retaliate that bothers me. I've tried very hard to work with Shelli, to keep everyone from chewing her up, even given her advice on her publishing adventure. I think this bothers me so much because I don't understand such animosity. I don't like anyone to be unhappy, or angry (even though we all have a nerve that gets struck here and there), and whenever this happens people find it and start threatening to e-mail Shelli or write awful stuff on her blogs and stuff. I've explained this before to her, she has apologized and then repeats the behavior. I admire her friends for sticking up for her on here and in person...but everyone seems to miss the point that, as they support Shelli, my staff and readers support me...as her should and mine should. It's an ugly situation, and truly, effects her infinitely more than it effects me (or is that affects? I never can remember). I've written to her, asking that we all just let this go, telling her that I will keep the wolves at bay, and further asking that we just be ships that passed in the night and do the right thing. If you think this emotional e-mail for my staff is harsh, you should read everything that Shelli had written over the past two years that provoked this, and the ensuing e-mails she has sent to me. I promise to you, that you will then see why this has gotten to the point that I felt the need to not only defend myself to Shelli, but to simply ask her to let it all go. This is beyond anything I have ever seen in my entire lifetime, personal and professional, and I just feel pressed to try and defuse it, while still defending my staff. Thanks for your inquiry, Joe. I pray that it wasn't sarcastic and that your question was truly sincere. I tried to give a sincere answer.marcialynnmcclurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814806289061241807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-54503973096204058062010-12-22T09:57:46.220-07:002010-12-22T09:57:46.220-07:00Marcia, I'm curious as to whether you respond ...Marcia, I'm curious as to whether you respond like this to all less-than-positive review(er)s of your books? I find it fascinating and more than a little odd.Joe Stapleshttp://wasatchgardens.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-60605585124319374462010-12-22T05:48:18.159-07:002010-12-22T05:48:18.159-07:00Excerpt from e-mail sent to Marcia Lynn from Shell...Excerpt from e-mail sent to Marcia Lynn from Shelli Armstrong, "I appreciate the way you interact with your fans and let us see the real Marcia Lynn McClure. I think that if I had known you as an author as well as I do now back when I wrote the review, I would have never said the things that I said. I see now how you tie your most important friendships and life experiences in with your novels. You're allowing us as a fan base to be involved in some of your most private jokes, and that is something that we should appreciate, not criticize."marcialynnmcclurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814806289061241807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-78469955505422557352010-12-22T05:46:50.299-07:002010-12-22T05:46:50.299-07:00From e-mail dated September 8th, 2010 from Shelli ...From e-mail dated September 8th, 2010 from Shelli Armstrong to Marcia Lynn McClure: "I was rash and wrote a pretty scathing review on one of your books. While it is still not my favorite one, you can see, my Marcia Lynn McClure love runs strong. I have since gone back and reread the review and I was in the wrong to post something that read a lot more personal than I intended it ever to be. I don't remember if I ever did apologize for that, but if I haven't, I want you to know that I am sorry that it caused as much pain and misunderstanding. And I am sorry that I wrote such harsh words - more harsh than I intended. You will find on my goodreads.com account, that all the MLM books have four and five stars and that review has long since been removed."~ Shelli Armstrongmarcialynnmcclurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814806289061241807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-11826146811327695352010-12-22T05:41:54.360-07:002010-12-22T05:41:54.360-07:00Hello to everyone posting on this blog. This is M...Hello to everyone posting on this blog. This is Marcia Lynn McClure, and I have asked Shelli if she would please post not only her personally attacking remarks toward me included in her blogs beginning in 2009, her 1st letter of apology to me, her 2nd letter to me including another apology and an inquiry of my advice where self-publishing her books is concerned, before you pass such firm judgment on me and my staff at Distractions Ink? I understand that you are her friends and support, but I would like for you to know that there are always two sides to every story. Thank you.marcialynnmcclurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814806289061241807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-55341423677180470632010-12-22T00:08:18.902-07:002010-12-22T00:08:18.902-07:00Well, its a good thing they write fictional romanc...Well, its a good thing they write fictional romance and nothing of real life! As this attack was littered with points based on reactive emotion rather than reality. <br /><br />Miss Armstrong, you bring Joy to me. And that real, long lasting sincere joy for one, is worth more than the superficial "joy" (aka entertainment) brought to "thousands" by MLM.Aubrey Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03651555954378164120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-63608514482614941012010-12-21T22:07:04.418-07:002010-12-21T22:07:04.418-07:00Thank you for posting that. It just showed me once...Thank you for posting that. It just showed me once again the ridiculous nature of the romance business. I'm glad that she "gives joy to the thousands!" I highly doubt that. Anyway, that gave me a great laugh. Sorry you had to be personally attacked in return. They don't seem to profess what they're talking about. Your book is fantastic.Colin Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639216281899948968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-73300609176455439702010-12-21T18:05:32.246-07:002010-12-21T18:05:32.246-07:00Seriously?Seriously?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14184438801278958779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210456031741652241.post-45495739704115717522010-12-21T18:01:18.524-07:002010-12-21T18:01:18.524-07:00it makes me happy that they made a mistake in thei...it makes me happy that they made a mistake in their conclusion. no wonder mlm sucks if the people helping her aren't even fully literate.matti kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248417011141251764noreply@blogger.com