Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rachel Aaron


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Sam Sailor Talk! 16:55, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Rachel Aaron

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The only reference is to her personal website. All her books were vanity publications: http://rachelaaron.net/booksellers.php ("self-published") Lrieber (talk) 02:07, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete as there's nothing for any applicable notability, the current sources are not solidly convincing and there's nothing else to suggest her career as an author has suggested anything otherwise convincing. SwisterTwister   talk  08:08, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:23, 7 June 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep I don't think WP:BEFORE was done. You also need to look under her pseudonym. I have added reviews and information from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Kirkus to the article. With multiple reviews of her work in RS, she passes WP:CREATIVE #4 for significant critical attention. Megalibrarygirl (talk) 23:45, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment I also should point out that her Eli Monpress and Paradox series were published by Orbit books, part of Hachette, not a "vanity press." Megalibrarygirl (talk) 23:58, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:15, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep - third-party reliable sources confirm notability as well as her listing on the Internet Speculative Fiction Database: Summary Bibliography: Rachel Aaron.-- ☭ 🎆 🌎 🎼 🎺 🐦 07:41, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * A listing of works on ISFD does not make an author notable, reviews from reliable sources and significant awards do, that said, an audiobook version of Nice Dragons Finish Last has been reviewed by AudioFile and has won the 2016 AudioFile Earphones Award so along with other reviews cited in the article this is a Keep as meeting WP:AUTHOR. Coolabahapple (talk) 08:46, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * and her books have also been reviewd by BookList - (subscription required) Coolabahapple (talk) 08:58, 17 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep – My research into Rachel Aaron finds a successful author of legacy-published fantasy works who has progressed into self-publishing (not vanity-published). She certainly is notable and well-known within her genre. Aaron also blogs extensively about the writing process itself. Her published work pertaining to the productivity of creatives probably should be examined and considered for inclusion into her article. Scottyoak2 (talk) 05:12, 21 June 2016 (UTC)


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