[B5JMS] Question for JMS: Claudia Christian's Bab 5 book "squashed"?

Fri May 4 04:35:35 EDT 2007

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From: dabargainhunta at gmail.com
Date: 3 May 2007 01:22:18 -0700
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JMS,

This was written in the Claudia Christian e-mail newsletter:

"For those of you who were interested in the Babylon 5 novel,  it will
not be published. JMS squashed the release of the book and that's all
I know."

I'm just hoping to get your side of the story on this.

Thanks.

P.S. Can't wait for the new Bab 5 DVD!

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From: Amy Guskin <aisling at fjordstone.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 13:21:17 GMT
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>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 04:22:18 -0400, dabargainhunta at gmail.com wrote
(in article <1178180537.957009.75250 at n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>):

> JMS,
> 
> This was written in the Claudia Christian e-mail newsletter:
> 
> "For those of you who were interested in the Babylon 5 novel,  it will
> not be published. JMS squashed the release of the book and that's all
> I know." <<

One of four possible explanations for this is that he didn't, but Mongoose 
told her that he did...

Amy

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From: Jan <janmschroeder at aol.com>
Date: 3 May 2007 08:25:07 -0700
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In article <0001HW.C25F5A620043AA4EF0182648 at news.verizon.net>, Amy Guskin
says...
>
>>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 04:22:18 -0400, dabargainhunta at gmail.com wrote
>(in article <1178180537.957009.75250 at n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>):
>
>> JMS,
>> 
>> This was written in the Claudia Christian e-mail newsletter:
>> 
>> "For those of you who were interested in the Babylon 5 novel,  it will
>> not be published. JMS squashed the release of the book and that's all
>> I know." <<
>
>One of four possible explanations for this is that he didn't, but Mongoose 
>told her that he did...
>

I saw that same sentence on a Yahoo list earlier in the week and asked for the
source.  Not surprisingly, I didn't get a response.

In fairness to Mongoose and Matthew Sprange, his announcement didn't mention
either WB or JMS or anybody else.  What he said to any of the writers is
anybody's guess.

If that's coming from a Claudia newsletter I'd be inclined to think that
somebody's busy drumming up 'buzz' for some memoir she's been writing.  She
mentioned it in the B5 podcast last year and she's reportedly looking for fan
artwork to include in it.

Jan

-- 
If we are to be who we are, and what we are; if we are to accomplish great
things, then we must learn the heart's most essential rule:
          "Never Surrender Dreams."
                          J. Michael Straczynski                                

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From: Amy Guskin <aisling at fjordstone.com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 16:22:18 GMT
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>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 11:25:07 -0400, Jan wrote
(in article <f1cusj01g67 at drn.newsguy.com>):

> In article <0001HW.C25F5A620043AA4EF0182648 at news.verizon.net>, Amy Guskin
> says...
>> 
>>>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 04:22:18 -0400, dabargainhunta at gmail.com wrote
>> (in article <1178180537.957009.75250 at n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>):
>> 
>>> JMS,
>>> 
>>> This was written in the Claudia Christian e-mail newsletter:
>>> 
>>> "For those of you who were interested in the Babylon 5 novel,  it will
>>> not be published. JMS squashed the release of the book and that's all
>>> I know." <<
>> 
>> One of four possible explanations for this is that he didn't, but Mongoose 
>> told her that he did...
>> 
> 
> I saw that same sentence on a Yahoo list earlier in the week and asked for 
the
> source.  Not surprisingly, I didn't get a response.
> 
> In fairness to Mongoose and Matthew Sprange, his announcement didn't mention
> either WB or JMS or anybody else.  What he said to any of the writers is
> anybody's guess.<<

Right, which is why I said it was only one of four possible explanations:

1) JMS didn't "squash" her novel, but someone (Mongoose, her agent, the fan 
fiction fairy) told her he did;

2) JMS didn't "squash" her novel, and no one told her that he did (i.e. she's 
just making up stories);

3) JMS did "squash" her novel, and someone (Mongoose, her agent, the fan 
fiction fairy) told her he did;

4) JMS did "squash" her novel, but no one tole her that he did (so she made 
up a story).

Amy

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From: "jmsatb5 at aol.com" <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: 3 May 2007 14:53:02 -0700
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On May 3, 8:22 am, Amy Guskin <aisl... at fjordstone.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 3 May 2007 11:25:07 -0400, Jan wrote
>
> (in article <f1cusj01... at drn.newsguy.com>):
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> > In article <0001HW.C25F5A620043AA4EF0182... at news.verizon.net>, Amy Guskin
> > says...
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> >>>> On Thu, 3 May 2007 04:22:18 -0400, dabargainhu... at gmail.com wrote
> >> (in article <1178180537.957009.75... at n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>):
>
> >>> JMS,
>
> >>> This was written in the Claudia Christian e-mail newsletter:
>
> >>> "For those of you who were interested in the Babylon 5 novel,  it will
> >>> not be published. JMS squashed the release of the book and that's all
> >>> I know." <<
>
> >> One of four possible explanations for this is that he didn't, but Mongoose
> >> told her that he did...
>
> > I saw that same sentence on a Yahoo list earlier in the week and asked for
> the
> > source.  Not surprisingly, I didn't get a response.
>
> > In fairness to Mongoose and Matthew Sprange, his announcement didn't mention
> > either WB or JMS or anybody else.  What he said to any of the writers is
> > anybody's guess.<<
>
> Right, which is why I said it was only one of four possible explanations:
>
> 1) JMS didn't "squash" her novel, but someone (Mongoose, her agent, the fan
> fiction fairy) told her he did;
>
> 2) JMS didn't "squash" her novel, and no one told her that he did (i.e. she's
> just making up stories);
>
> 3) JMS did "squash" her novel, and someone (Mongoose, her agent, the fan
> fiction fairy) told her he did;
>
> 4) JMS did "squash" her novel, but no one tole her that he did (so she made
> up a story).
>
> Amy- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Nobody went out of their way to squash, squish or smush Claudia's
book.  None of the Mongoose B5 novels are going ahead, hers or anybody
else's.  There's nothing more to it than that.

jms