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(My Dark Vanessasold for a reported seven figures and is slated for release on March 10.)
(The teacher is now a registered sex offender.
In January, Ortiz called outMy Dark Vanessaon Twitter without actually naming it for being similar to her memoir.
Russell, in a statement, later emphasized that her book was based on personal experiences.
Wtf hell hole did I just go down?
In all truth, I have no idea if I could read MDV and actually sleep at night.
Over the new few days, Ortiz continues to tweet aboutMy Dark Vanessa.
She says that she has not, and will not, read the novel.
Im uninterested in reading a book that sounds like a fictional take on a reality I lived.
Also, I dont support most 7 figure books.
Theres so much more out there!
(Russell has since deleted her Twitter.)
In theessay, Ortiz explains the difficulties she faced in trying to get her memoir published.
(Eventually, the memoir was published by indie house Future Tense Books.)
Ortiz writes that she hopes her story can help repair a broken industry.
Gatekeepers have kept me, and so many others, out.
Supporters of Russell weigh in, defending the author.
Since when is abuse cultural?
And is fictionalizing vs straight memoir a less acceptable way to process this?
It is unthinkable that survivors must publicly prove their personal trauma to validate their artistic work.
(Russell also said she started working on the book as a teenager.)
