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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Modesitt is mostly correct in his "social clique" analysis but he doesn't go far enough in looking at the motivations. I'd also add in: M-O-N-E-Y.
The phallic symbol award represents a significant sales boost to nominees and winners so one particular clique controlling it for a generation was bound to draw opposition from those cut off from the feeding trough. Especially at a time when a significant portion of sales are leaking out of the grip of both (all three?) camps.
Remember, the cliques have existed for a long time, yet the bloodletting only started recently, as the tradpub collective share of genre revenues started declining.
The award itself stopped being meaningful years and years ago but the money it represents has only gotten more meaningful in recent years. And when money is at stake...
Again, the real issue isn't social issues; it is all about power and money.
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But why did it start with the puppies and not from the publishers (by the way, most of the sad puppy books are traditional published)? Or do you mean it is a money and power grab from the puppies? And why wouldn't publishers not just publish the books the puppies like, if there is money to make (wait, they do publish them)?
Sorry, I just don't see this angle as particularly likely.