Let's move on. They tried to show goodness, tried to build a bridge. But a bridge, which I burnt. I make calculated decisions to permanently burn bridges, when I must. Because fighting back, is something I had to learn to do.
There will be other publishers who will tolerate, act different, perhaps even publish, print, market, sell and scale that sort of thing.
But Alkhatrash doesn't go well with AngryPages.
I think some of his stories, like I Lived with Giants, the tourist stories in Kandy or Riverstone, are great for the local publisher's catalogues.
They can probably make sales, with those.
But it's not good enough, it's 60%, or C grade, which isn't the 80+ percent score I require now.
Hemasiri, Quintus, even Gamini, and certainly Shaminda, their work, is 80% plus.
I think that we're publishing Scales, the Kind Crocodile soon.
Nilmini helped a sweet, young girl publish it, so we're happy to help celebrate that, it's also a 70%, but for small children.
Alkhatrash was about 60%, but it was scattered, disorganized, and he had a good book cover by AI, but it sucked.
There was no story.
The guy was forcing me to ask myself, "Am I the a***ole?" far too many times, over too many incidents.
And I don't think I am.
The others didn't have any difficulty getting published.
Only one dude who lies he'd not spam me, then sends over 80 emails.
He's clearly got animosity, but hasn't got the backbone, to accept a permanent rejection, so tries to anger again.
Any sight of him, will only anger me, and I don't want to do anything with that type, it's a permanent decision.
I don't have to build or repair bridges, or relationships, or serve offensive people who violate our rules.
When I write, that someone's permanently disqualified, or not allowed to publish with us, it's final.