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From: kreplach
, 147 months, post #21 |
Sorry people have to be that way. I personally was sorry to see
your work go, but I certainly respect your right of ownership. I
think you're being very reasonable and nobody should be getting
upset (I didn't read the thread on the other board). As you noted,
people are going to do what they're going to do. Rest assured you
did what you could.
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From: guest
, 147 months, post #22 |
Well that's a shame really, but I'll respect your wishes, I really
hope you'll consider sharing your talent with us again in the
future.
Also, could you tell us why you chose to delete the stories?
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From: guest (Anima)
, 147 months, post #23 |
To above poster, on FM he said he may offer them for sale some time
in the future. I'm guessing that might be why he took them down in
the first place, but it's just a guess.
To AJ James: Whether or not it's strictly true under the letter of
the law, it's going to sound strange to people asking them to
delete files from their hard drive that were saved off a website
and were free at the time. I'm not surprised that got a bad
response at FM, even if it wasn't your main point. Law or not, that
just sounds kind of draconian. And mentioning something draconian
is going to end up bothering people, whether it's your main point
or not. Especially after recent crap with laws like Sopa/Pipa/Acta
trying to get passed.
That last paragraph was just trying to explain why people reacted
so badly because it sounded like that surprised you.
Anyway, really all the drive for the stories to be put somewhere
seems like it was because people thought they would never be
available again anywhere.
It's not like you were beholden to people to do it, but mentioning
to people what was going on with your stories when you took them
down (that they may be put up for sale in some form after a while)
probably would have avoided this whole drive to get the stories
back out in the open.
Communicating to your fans and telling them what's going on is
usually a good thing. :)
And leaving people in the dark can lead to misguided actions, like
people looking to share something they think is otherwise gone
forever.
Just some hopefully helpful words for thought.
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From: guest (Traveler)
, 147 months, post #24 |
By the way, AJ James. I can send you translations of some of your
stories in Russian. I'm journalist, so quality is rather good. You
can use translations any way you like. If you are interested,
e-mail me on zimomer {...} yandex.ru
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From: guest (Polonius)
, 146 months, post #25 |
As widely discussed in this thread and elsewhere on this site, the
general quality and diversity of stories on the Fictionmania site
are in decline and it is particularly tough when one of its few
bright new stars decides to move on.
To the fans in general (Including me): Be thankful for the hours of
good reading we enjoyed and the well-realized characters to whom we
were introduced. Go through your five stages of grieving, then get
over it and move on. Remember and smile.
To the fans holding copies: No one is going to subpoena your hard
drive so stop spouting legalize when we're talking about respect
and community. If you want to reread the stories in the privacy of
your home, fine, but the author has asked you not to circulate or
post his work whether for financial gain or not. Don't--not because
some legal construct prohibits you but our of courtesy and respect
to an author who let you preview and derive enjoyment from his work
while asking little in return.
To @Guest (A Reader): You didn't buy a copy of the book "To Kill A
Mockingbird" from J. B. Lippincott & Co. Harper Lee lent you her
manuscript and asked you for your opinion of it. Now she's asking
you not to make copies or pass it around to your friends (and
possibly compromise her future relationship to Mr. Lippincott).
Respect her wishes, just because it is the right thing to do (and
stop equating authors to Hitler).
To the author: Thank you for sharing your work. It will be a
disappointment not to see it on a regular basis (in a decade of
reading Fictionmania, your stories are the ONLY ones that motivated
me to comment). There is some confusion stemming from the archaic
FM message board interface (Was there a discussion there? There's
no sign of it now. Expect this to come up anew every 30 days as
their current archive is expunged...).
However, I disagree with web authors who act as if they have no
lingering obligation to readers. You chose FM as a venue to vet
your material and I assume you derived benefit from the experience
of having it read and critiqued. The continuing interest of readers
should not be a surprise to you, even when it is no longer
convenient. Out of appreciation and respect, at least make sure
there's a searchable place that lets readers know that you've moved
on (a sign saying "Gone Fishin' " would suffice). That way they
won't waste time looking for the next installment that's never
going to come and, if you continue with writing, let's prospective
customers know where to go to find you and your future work.
Thank you and best wishes for your future endeavors.
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From: guest (Traveler)
, 134 months, post #26 |
Is there any possibility to read new AJ James stories?
For payment or so...
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From: kreplach
, 134 months, post #27 |
None that I'm aware of, Traveler.
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From: guest (Killswitch)
, 133 months, post #28 |
Crap, reading this has gotten me wanted to read those stories now.
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From: Carlsbad
, 118 months, post #29 |
Does anyone have Mr. James's email address? I would like to contact
him, to see if he would sell me copies of his stories. I am more
than willing to pay, and would agree not to repost anything he
sends me; I just hate the idea of something vanishing forever.
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From: guest (MR Data)
, 112 months, post #30 | |
Message deleted by cj. Disrespectful. "Be polite, courteous, and respectful" |
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From: kreplach
, 111 months, post #31 | |
Message deleted by cj. Moderator's discretion. Not relevant without previous post. |
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From: guest (Traveler)
, 86 months, post #32 |
No news about this author?
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From: guest (Person)
, 86 months, post #33 |
I wish. I hate not being able to read those stories anymore. A few
weeks back, I was going nuts looking for a story and then I
remembered who the author was.
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From: kreplach
, 86 months, post #34 |
There is an "International bestselling" author AJ James
who writes (non-TG, I assume) science fiction. I'm not sure it's
the same person but it wouldn't surprise me. Given how the stories
were removed from FM and the author requested they no longer be
distributed, I'm guessing that she didn't want her free amateur
work out there while trying to sell published novels. Maybe it was
a condition of the publisher. If it's even the same person.
Apologies to Morpheus et. al, but AJ James' stories were by far the
best TG fiction I've ever read. Shame they're gone.
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From: guest (confusdus)
, 61 months, post #35 |
Sometimes I wonder if AJ James is dead considering I haven't seen
any of those stories published or posted anywhere is years. I
haven't noticed any new works created under that name either. I
find it very confusing. It seems like the author is scared of
selling their work let alone having it noticed. It just seems to me
that AJ James purged all of the stories from existence as if he/she
were embarrassed about them. They were good. Good enough to
publish. Maybe needed a little editing on a word here or there but
the stories were sound. I think the big blowup over copyright
issues is just an excuse for something else because it never made
much sense to begin with.
If we have to talk about copyright issues then I'd say some archive
somewhere should be preserving these stories in triplicate. Its as
if the creator of Cats said you can't perform, watch, or read the
play anymore. The Library of Congress would never delete their
copies of Cats if that were the case. Works of significance can
legally be preserved by libraries/archives without needing the
author's permission. The only thing not tested in courts is whether
those can be preserved electronically. Many libraries preserve
literature electronically regardless so its probably a dead issue.
Considering those stories were some of the best tg fiction it would
make sense to preserve it.
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From: guest (Another)
, 52 months, post #36 |
Agreed, it's a bummer that these stories are seemingly lost
forever. They made enough of an impression that I do a quick search
every year or two to see if they've popped back up. Sadly, no luck.
Totally understand the stance on bootleg copies, but it seems to me
that many people - myself included - wouldn't mind paying via
Amazon or whatever to see these stories again. Would be cool if
that could happen!
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From: guest (TaxXA)
, 1 months, post #37 |
It's not the best thing, but I found two of his stories, including
"The Long Strange Journey of Seth Gates" translated into russian.
You can put on ChatGPT and ask to translate to English or whatever
your native is.
http://samlib.ru/k/katarsis/wpwt.shtml
http://samlib.ru/k/katarsis/sethgates.shtml
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