Some inside baseball on this situation. His daughter turned 26 this year, which meant that she couldn't remain on her parents health care. To resolve this, John formed a new corporation to handle his business interests outside of his writing contracts and hired his wife and daughter as the company's only employees. There's a series of posts about his wife retiring to run this company and his daughter joining as marketing director. Since the IRS takes a very dim view of high net worth individuals forming shell companies just to employ relatives, he has to be very performative about what this company, and his family members, will be doing.
Scalzi is circling back to the Old Man's War series. The 7th book lands in September according to Tor. The sixth book dropped in 2016. He's going to need a strong product and an even stronger marketing campaign to rebuild interest in the series. As for the IRS, he's on his own.
The $3m contract over 10 years (IF and WHEN he manages to write as many books as that contract requests): that's $300k p.a. That's not "particularly" High Net Worth.
I doubt that he's being intentionally dishonest here, but it is a minefield, and there have been questionable decisions in the past. In 2023, his foundation donated $1,000 to a charity that had not filed a form 990 since 2021. Granted there is a chance he didn't know they hadn't filed for the donation year based on difference in fiscal year ends and delays in posting 990 forms.
“I’m a rapist. I’m one of those men who likes to force myself on women without their consent or desire and then batter them sexually. The details of how I do this are not particularly important at the moment — although I love when you try to make distinctions about “forcible rape” or “legitimate rape” because that gives me all sorts of wiggle room — but I will tell you one of the details about why I do it: I like to control women and, also and independently, I like to remind them how little control they have.” – John Scalzi, 25 October 2012
You requested an example of Scalzi using an extreme political take.
You don't think writing about being a rapist in order to victimize women who cannot get an abortion, counts? Abortion is a sensitive political topic and his "satire" was an extreme political take to any reasonable person.
If you disagree, please define what an extreme political take is in your view.
Some inside baseball on this situation. His daughter turned 26 this year, which meant that she couldn't remain on her parents health care. To resolve this, John formed a new corporation to handle his business interests outside of his writing contracts and hired his wife and daughter as the company's only employees. There's a series of posts about his wife retiring to run this company and his daughter joining as marketing director. Since the IRS takes a very dim view of high net worth individuals forming shell companies just to employ relatives, he has to be very performative about what this company, and his family members, will be doing.
Scalzi is circling back to the Old Man's War series. The 7th book lands in September according to Tor. The sixth book dropped in 2016. He's going to need a strong product and an even stronger marketing campaign to rebuild interest in the series. As for the IRS, he's on his own.
The $3m contract over 10 years (IF and WHEN he manages to write as many books as that contract requests): that's $300k p.a. That's not "particularly" High Net Worth.
I doubt that he's being intentionally dishonest here, but it is a minefield, and there have been questionable decisions in the past. In 2023, his foundation donated $1,000 to a charity that had not filed a form 990 since 2021. Granted there is a chance he didn't know they hadn't filed for the donation year based on difference in fiscal year ends and delays in posting 990 forms.
Brandon, if you're reading this, know that this is the future you choose.
He knows, and he's counting on public self-flagellation to continue to manipulate conservative readers to take pity on him.
Brandon, if you're reading this, get your health under control. You're fat. Stop eating for pleasure before it kills you.
Pity is always a horrible strategy. Be it in business, in politics, and in life.
It's effectively saying you're a non-factor by way of victimhood.
What a loser i can write better scifi than him (and am). As did Herbert, John Norman & Burroughs.
“No, I have not raped or sexually assaulted anyone. No, I have not admitted to raping or sexually assaulting anyone.” – John Scalzi, 27 December, 2014
“I’m a rapist. I’m one of those men who likes to force myself on women
without their consent or desire and then batter them sexually.” – John Scalzi, 25 October 2012
Pretty edgy humor.
The Internet never forgets.
The Internet is right and Scalzi holds water for pedophiles.
Shut up already
Okay Gamma male
Look at his screen name "Lavender", sounds more Lambda than Gamma.
PS, edit: Lambda, or Nambla?
“I’m a rapist. I’m one of those men who likes to force myself on women without their consent or desire and then batter them sexually. The details of how I do this are not particularly important at the moment — although I love when you try to make distinctions about “forcible rape” or “legitimate rape” because that gives me all sorts of wiggle room — but I will tell you one of the details about why I do it: I like to control women and, also and independently, I like to remind them how little control they have.” – John Scalzi, 25 October 2012
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/10/25/a-fan-letter-to-certain-conservative-politicians/
You requested an example of Scalzi using an extreme political take.
You don't think writing about being a rapist in order to victimize women who cannot get an abortion, counts? Abortion is a sensitive political topic and his "satire" was an extreme political take to any reasonable person.
If you disagree, please define what an extreme political take is in your view.
Gamma confirmed. Let's ban this guy.