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Well, This is an Interesting Development
13 years ago
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Some of you may remember that a couple years ago there was a fanart contest held by Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire books. At about the same time I released a bit of Rule 34 called Glad for the Company, and even though some people liked it enough to show Mrs. Novik, I made sure everyone knew I wasn't planning on submitting it, lest I accidentally offend one of my favourite authors.
Now as it happens. there were so many submissions to this contest that in addition to the three winners there were a buttload of runners-up. So many, in fact, that they decided to release their work in a coffee-table book. As promotion for this book, the Temeraire website has been releasing the images one-by-one, and lo and behold today this happened. Evidently when I said I wouldn't be posting it, someone felt I was leaving it up for grabs.
I've already made an effort to get in touch with Mrs. Novik. Hopefully this will be sorted out soon.
EDIT: Near as I can tell, the person who's name is listed on the image commented on the pic originally, suggesting that I submit it. I'm choosing to interpret this as him posting in my name without my permission, rather than an attempt to steal credit, and that he was unaware there would be cake and prizes involved at the time.
Now as it happens. there were so many submissions to this contest that in addition to the three winners there were a buttload of runners-up. So many, in fact, that they decided to release their work in a coffee-table book. As promotion for this book, the Temeraire website has been releasing the images one-by-one, and lo and behold today this happened. Evidently when I said I wouldn't be posting it, someone felt I was leaving it up for grabs.
I've already made an effort to get in touch with Mrs. Novik. Hopefully this will be sorted out soon.
EDIT: Near as I can tell, the person who's name is listed on the image commented on the pic originally, suggesting that I submit it. I'm choosing to interpret this as him posting in my name without my permission, rather than an attempt to steal credit, and that he was unaware there would be cake and prizes involved at the time.
“This will be a missing scene set in Brazil, from between Crucible of Gold and book 8 (tentatively called Luck and Palaces). I feel like possibly I need to rise to the challenge and write an explicit scene, here, but I reserve the right to chicken out. :P ” — Naomi
all i can say or do is start clapping an give you a standing ovation bravo!
There's Kaelyb Suchevits' DA page.
But, kind of neat for it to be recognized on its own merits, despite its somewhat awkward content.
Considering Naomi is a slash-fic author and Temeraire/Iskierka scene in Crucible of Gold, I'm not that surprised... (Although I'm surprised they posted a 18+ fanart on their contest)
Also, if you didn't know about that scene in Crucible, I can dig it up for you.
I hope this gets sorted out soon and peacefully.
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/crestcorp
It seems like something he would to, as well, to be quite honest.
http://www.facebook.com/kaelyb.suchevits
I admit I got a good laugh out of that!
I find this strikingly hilarious considering the "thief" can muster no more than some colored pencil on lined paper drawings :P (not that I could do much better)
I'm sure it'll get sorted. :)
The image has always been an excellent one but it should stay here, on FA, in the underground, where (I can only assume) you meant it to stay. Not broadcast to the entirety of the Temeraire audience.
We don't know that the other person actually submnitted it under their own name. We are just inferring it. If yes, then it's beyond bad taste and wanderers into fraud territory, if there is some form of payment associated with publication.
As for the bad taste of publishing a pron image of her own characters on her own web site... In publishing, the only result that really matters is selling the books. I'm sure that Ms. Novik has a pretty good idea about what her audience wants to see. She posted the cropped image with a pretty clear warning of adult content on the click through. So I see nothing wrong with that aspect.
The only real issue is getting Slate his proper credit for the image, and if it is published in the book, whatever credit and payment is deserved. If nothing else, the publisher ought to be getting a signed contract granting the publishing rights for the image. Cause otherwise, it opens them up for copyright lawsuit and a judge could easily impound the entire print run and order it's destruction.
So the person in question submitted your art work for you? Hmmm. I guess that's better than them claiming it as yours. I sure hope this all gets resolved.
Tell me though, since one of your favorite authors didn't seem offended at all by your work how excited are you?
“This will be a missing scene set in Brazil, from between Crucible of Gold and book 8 (tentatively called Luck and Palaces). I feel like possibly I need to rise to the challenge and write an explicit scene, here, but I reserve the right to chicken out. :P ” — Naomi
This, however, leaves me to believe she enjoyed the piece or was at least flattered. *shrugs* I guess we'll all see.
I am a bit surprised that Naomi would put adult material of this kind up on her own site tho. :D
But I do hope you get it sorted out, at the very least you should be getting the credit for your work.
Well done!
while I don't think he'd have done this for the purpose of getting credit for it...well
how to put it tactfully...
...he's an idiot. and not just a regular idiot, he's quite dense. He probably somehow thought this would impress you.
Blackminorscales and I will both likely be having a talk with him about this. Good luck in contacting Naomi and getting the ownership cleared up. Hopefully this will be the incident that finally teaches Kaelyb to leave other people's shit alone.