As @TinyWriterLaura still has me blocked, I can only respond to her here. I've never asked the Society of Authors to issue any statement concerning me, whether by tweet, email or letter. You've just repeated the accusation that I 'asked' the SoA to issue a statement. False. 1/5
Now you use the weasel words 'or maybe your followers' focus.' In the immediate aftermath of Salman's attempted murder, @joannechocolat, the president of the SoA, tweeted a flippant poll about death threats to authors. This was seen by some as a veiled dig at me. 2/5
I did not tweet about Harris's poll. Nor did I comment on Harris's long, self-indulgent thread about her own problems with stalkers and fans, immediately after the attack on Rushdie. I did ask Twitter support for help with one of several death threats I received that day. 3/5
You made a false, extremely unpleasant allegation from behind a block and are now complaining that it got sufficient traction that I saw it. I would have been able to address you directly or privately had you not blocked me. We both retain our free speech. 4/5
Defamation is not free speech. I did not ask to be included in the statement made by the SoA after the attack on Salman, nor do I believe asking Twitter support to take down an account telling me 'you're next' was wrong. I await your apology and retraction. 5/5
No, Laura, the matter isn't closed. You haven't retracted or apologised for your original assertion that I asked/demanded that the SoA put out a statement mentioning me alongside Salman. On the contrary, you've just repeated it. Twitter is evidently not the place to resolve this.
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