[Whisperzzzzzzz]

But, in all seriousness, whatever happened with those allegations against Lynch & Bear?

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Hard to believe, but Lynch's original contract with Gollancz was for him to turn in a Gentlemen Bastards installment every 8 months. I remember asking him about this in a 2006 interview:

- Although I relish the thought of seeing one of your novels hit the shelves every 8 months, is it possible to maintain such a pace and retain the same quality with each additional volume without going insane? I know there is a lot of pressure on you, but I'm wondering if it's humanly possible for you to maintain such a schedule.

You and me both, Pat. But in all honesty... this is my job. It's what I have to do, not just to keep a roof over my head, but to keep from going mad, you know? I have a fairly demanding, directorial sort of stance toward my work. I don't stare into space for five years per book, twiddling my thumbs and waiting for some kindly muse to deliver a finished manuscript. And, for the next book at least, the gap will be a full year, as the powers that be have decided to give TLOLL some breathing room in which to be the "only child" of the family, and hopefully build up some momentum.

As far as the polyamorous relationship thing, Lynch did confess that they probably didn't handle it the way they should have.

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Whisperzzzzzzz, on 13 March 2026 - 12:41 AM, said:

But, in all seriousness, whatever happened with those allegations against Lynch & Bear?

Nothing really. Alexandra Rowland said some stuff, they responded, and I think everyone decided that the balance of probability is it was a mess that was between them but the more serious accusations weren't very plausible for one reason or another.


(my personal reason is that Rowland's claims that they were groomed and manipulated depended in large part on their innocent naivety about open relationships and her baby-faced desire to get along in the publishing industry, a claim that got quite a lot weaker when evidence emerged that they'd (1) been in the exact same situation with a less-famous couple a few years prior and (2) had had conversations with a former friend about how to play their way into the industry via making famous connections, using Lynch as a specific example)

Ultimately I think it came down to Lynch was an arsehole but what level of arsehole is open to intrrpretation.

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Tiste Simeon, on 12 March 2026 - 10:43 PM, said:

Oh I didn't know his wife writes, what's her name?

Oh, to give Tiste a clear answer here lol- he's married to Elizabeth Bear.

[Tiste Simeon]

 polishgenius, on 13 March 2026 - 06:08 AM, said:

 Tiste Simeon, on 12 March 2026 - 10:43 PM, said:

Oh I didn't know his wife writes, what's her name?

Oh, to give Tiste a clear answer here lol- he's married to Elizabeth Bear.

Hah thanks. I've heard of her but not read anything she's written.