Brave New Bullying: Goodreads Gangs, Amazon Attacks—What Are Writers to Do?

This is not the usual topic of my blogs but I felt the need to share this. My daughter was bullied to an extent in high school and it even continued into junior college. This should never ever be allowed.

Kristen Lamb's Blog

Today is a tad of a touchy subject, but in this New year, I want everyone to have a the greatest gift any of us can have…peace. Bullies, in my opinion, are among the lowest known existing lifeforms. I wouldn’t want to insult cockroaches and fleas by drawing a comparison.

Kristen’s History With Bullies

I grew up most of my life being bullied. I switched schools at least once a year and there was always a new gaggle of Mean Girls to make my daily life a veritable hell. I think this is why I grew to love books. I skipped school so much (to seek sanctuary at the public library), that I’m fairly certain I’m the reason for the current Texas truancy laws.

I couldn’t get out of bed. I became ill at the thought of even walking through the front doors of my school. I was poor and…

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4 responses to “Brave New Bullying: Goodreads Gangs, Amazon Attacks—What Are Writers to Do?

  1. Great post. Shared on Twitter & FB. SHARE Allergic to Life, too. Thanks so much for all of your support, Kathryn. Have and amazing week! 🙂

  2. This is such an important issue. Good idea reblogging and encouraging sharing. Sorry to hear your daughter endured bullying. It simply should not happen!

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