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I belong, as you probably know, to an advertising consortium called ManLoveRomance which is a group of 50 M/M writers who club together, share expenses. It means that we can, as a group, afford to put adverts in glossy magazines and attend conferences as a Group whereas one person in the UK for example has little hope of every being able to afford a table at Romantic Times or Saints and Sinners.
So this year, Laura - our founder and rugged leader attended the Romantic Times conference, for the first time representing the group. Read how badly she was treated by the Hyatt here.
I'm just disgusted at this. I'm not surprised, however. RT have clearly given the impression that they are utter homophobes already - and although they "denied involvement" they did nothing to support someone who had spent a FORTUNE to get there. Money I can't imagine I'd ever have free to be able to attend something like that. Not that I will, EVER - until they get their bigotted arses in gear.
I personally will be writing to the Hyatt asking them for an apology - not that I'll get one. I've just checked my records and this particular event didn't cost me anything, but other conferences have done/will do. But they DID damage our advertising profile by STEALING our promotional material.
As for exposure however, it caused more attention to genre than it would have done without the stuff being stolen, so in that way, the Hyatt shot themselves in the foot. Way to go, Hyatt.
So this year, Laura - our founder and rugged leader attended the Romantic Times conference, for the first time representing the group. Read how badly she was treated by the Hyatt here.
I'm just disgusted at this. I'm not surprised, however. RT have clearly given the impression that they are utter homophobes already - and although they "denied involvement" they did nothing to support someone who had spent a FORTUNE to get there. Money I can't imagine I'd ever have free to be able to attend something like that. Not that I will, EVER - until they get their bigotted arses in gear.
I personally will be writing to the Hyatt asking them for an apology - not that I'll get one. I've just checked my records and this particular event didn't cost me anything, but other conferences have done/will do. But they DID damage our advertising profile by STEALING our promotional material.
As for exposure however, it caused more attention to genre than it would have done without the stuff being stolen, so in that way, the Hyatt shot themselves in the foot. Way to go, Hyatt.
