I actually feel sorry for Ms Gabaldon. She is no doubt cringing in her soul - knowing that a dedicated fan base like hers has lambased another author…it must be awful. The Internet is an amazing place and it is a pity that awfulness like this happens. Dear Helen, I hope you walk away from this with your head held high - you have handled yourself with incredible grace under fire. Well done - as for the fanpoodles…well now, just be glad you don’t have fans like that.

If it helps any, babes, I didn’t even hear about this until today. I think most intelligent people ignore these things when they do hear about them, or at least check the facts before forming an opinion. Also, most can tell a fake Amazon review when they see one — esp. one with so many grammar errors it’s nearly illegible.

Still, huge hugs kiddo. You’ve gotten enough but we can all use one more, eh?

Rock steady, gf.

However, let’s look on the bright side of things: I have a friend who says that people tend to remember her name, not the negative reviews attached to it. And that her sales go up when her name’s being bandied about.

So hopefully you’ll be able to get the last laugh with an increase in your sales.

You’re a sterling example of what class and dignity are all about, HelenKay. My hat is off to you.

It honestly stuns me how easily some people can spew things in an email, on a message board, in an anonymous review, that they would NEVER say to a person’s face. Smacks of the utmost hypocrisy in my mind.