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Originally Posted by laurla
Looks to me like she (Stephanie) is using her maiden name professionally creating 2 not so subtle links to Janet... Shared last name and Janet's most famous heroine. Stephanie Gaspich or Stephanie Evanovich... which one are you more likely to click on (assuming you are a JE fan, of course, and to be fair, SE was probably named before Ms Plum was born)?
Right? Wrong? Good marketing, for sure. It also sounds like JE and/or daughter aren't happy that she's doing it. Perhaps there were family discussions where they asked her not to but she did anyway which is why they don't like it... we'll never know. And families are complicated, so who really knows the reason why JE/Alex are unhappy. They weren't really rude, just not forthcoming about the relationship. They didn't disparage SE in any way just made it very clear that not only are they not the same person, but that JE has not collaborated with SE on her writing. But if you go and look up SE after seeing the JE response, it does make you go, hmmm 
JE's response doesn't really bother me. In truth, I don't like it when people try to make a name for themselves using someone else's fame. But that's me. Most people will use whatever connections/means they can to get something in life and don't see a problem with it. I think it's fine if a) you're forthcoming about it and I'm not sure SE completely is... she doesn't hide it when asked outright, but she doesn't reference JE as her aunt in her bio, though supposedly JE has *inspired* her and b) the person whose connection you are using has given permission for you to do so. Doesn't quite sound like that's the case, either.
Sooo didn't mean to write an essay.... oops. Shutting up now  |
There is no reason Stephanie can't use her own name. Like you said it was her name first. You have to read the comments under the first post. Some are not nice. JE's could have had Alex clear the confusion instead she distances herself from her niece which will only cause people to stay away from SE's books. On Facebook authors promote one another this is the first I have seen something like this.