tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post6113160501643829867..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : RITA HAS A SO-WHITE MOMENTUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-74284195041242712782019-03-29T18:21:18.859-06:002019-03-29T18:21:18.859-06:00Any members of RWA who are considering writing a l...Any members of RWA who are considering writing a letter to the organization with ideas on the restructuring of the RITA Awards, and specifically the breakup of the paranormal category, there's a letter template available that authors can borrow from or edit as they like.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-57281746517745242892019-03-29T15:08:04.680-06:002019-03-29T15:08:04.680-06:00I concur on breaking up 'paranormal'. Also...I concur on breaking up 'paranormal'. Also teaching judges how to judge. Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011218229698210595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-30412122679582402732019-03-29T11:44:00.921-06:002019-03-29T11:44:00.921-06:00Great post! I'm not a member of RWA anymore bu...Great post! I'm not a member of RWA anymore but those awards are important to people. Detailed criteria would help!Libby Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968579523362527276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-13006932416720728052019-03-29T08:52:23.466-06:002019-03-29T08:52:23.466-06:00Hear, hear, Donna! Beautifully stated. I added my ...Hear, hear, Donna! Beautifully stated. I added my two cents on one of the big author group forums, but the discussion there only served to showcase how incredibly complex and problem-prone the RITA re-work is going to be. Members and RWA officials have their work cut out for them, but hopefully this "roar" will push the organization toward new and fresh ideas to revamp the RITA to level the playing field for ALL authors and ALL romances. <br /><br />And as to your comment on the Paranormal category, YES! I've also been engaged in a back-and-forth with RWA staff about the "conglomerate" Paranormal category for years! Maybe this is the time to suggest a change, since they're looking at revamping the entire contest. My suggestion was this: Break the Paranormal category into three distinct subcategories--Fantasy for vampire/werewolf/witch/elf/etc., Paranormal for ghost/angel/demon/shapeshifter, etc. and Science Fiction for sci-fi/steampunk/futuristic/time travel--and THEN if there aren't enough entries to justify an individual category, combine two or more back into the conglomerate Paranormal. <br /><br />Recognizing this is a distinct and separate issue from what started the outcry, I noticed a number of members raise this as a side issue, so if RWA is going to change for the better, maybe now is the time to also suggest fixes for some of it's other problems, especially those impacting the SFR genre, specifically.<br /><br />This might be a chance to fix everything that's broken! L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.com