The frenzy around the social media saga of author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez and her fight with NBC and Encanto Productions has died down considerably, but it still hasn’t stopped Valdes-Rodrigiez from posting about the situation. Valdes-Rodriguez, who is now finding initial success with her self-published e-book, ALL THAT GLITTERS, recently posted the following on her public Facebook site:
As Valdes-Rodriguez states on her post: “NBC is launching some very good shows and ordering seemingly innovative pilots so far this season. This is comforting to me. Perhaps they will demand that Encanto make the draft pilot script I read Must Less Sucky and Way Less Full of Stereotypes and Generally Smarter and Funnier with Sexy Not The Same As Slutty-n-Dumb. That would be nice. Fingers crossed.”
Valdes-Rodriguez is referring the TV pilot adaptation of her best-selling book THE DIRTY GIRLS SOCIAL CLUB that was optioned to Ann Lopez’s Encanto Productions and was being pitched to NBC. Her social media actions from December 23, 2010 until January 8, 2011 resulted in a rather lengthy public apology that retracted most of her statements directed at Lopez, producer Lynette Ramirez, writer Luisa Leschin, Encanto, NBC, and Creative Artists Agency.
During this time period, the majority of comments in Twitter, Facebook, this blog and other outlets were generally supportive of Valdes-Rodriguez. However, critics predicted that her social media antics were unprofessional and would spell doom for the author’s career. Apparently, signs of career suicide aren’t evident at all as Valdes-Rodriguez indicates in this Facebook post:
Frank Weinmann founded The Literary Group International in 1986 and is considered by many to be one of the top agencies in the world. In the meantime, Valdes-Rodriguez continues to self-publish her latest works, including ALL THAT GLITTERS. Her fourth installment of THE DIRTY GIRLS SOCIAL CLUB is scheduled for weekly installments e-chapters starting in February.
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