I’m in a bind.

Short version: that book I have a short story in?  It turns out that at least the original print version has it in there with a different name on the byline.  I knew that this was a problem for other people, but it looked OK on the galley proofs so I didn’t worry about it.  The larger problem is that, according to the Amazon previews at least, the error is still there.  Now maybe the previews weren’t updated and the text itself is fine, but I can’t tell with the Kindle version without buying a copy, and I’m not going to do that. The idea is to make money from writing.

Naturally, this all became known after business hours.  I don’t want to overreact and/or make a scene.  But, dagnabbit: first professional fiction sale.  So… I am just a little bit out of sorts, is what I am saying here.

Moe Lane

PS: I’m just venting.  I’m sure that the problem will get fixed.  Heck, I’m still getting paid, right?

8 thoughts on “I’m in a bind.”

  1. Well, it gave me an excuse to buy a discounted e-copy (because I bought the physical book) and find out that there are Kindle e-books that are ‘not compatible’ with my six-year old Kindle. The Kindle version–at least as of this comment, viewed from my iPhone 6–has the same table of contents as the (uncorrected) physical copy I bought a few weeks ago, and the preview that Amazon shows.
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    FWIW.

    1. This is how Purgatory must feel. 🙂 But thank you, Canthros. Let me know how the story went. “Pickman’s Model,” since you can’t look it up by name or anything. 🙂

  2. Tough spot. Getting paid is nice (the check cleared, right?) but sometimes getting credit feels even better.

  3. Sorry, my kindle version does have you in the table of contents or chapter heading. Hopefully they can fix it

    1. Maybe there’s a missed opportunity for a horror-themed, Chinese place, there.
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      “Yes, I need an order of The Noodles Out of Space, some Cthugha-Pao Chicken, and some Yog-Soythoth: the wife’s on a vegetarian kick.”
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      “Very good. Is that for here or Mi-Go?”
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      Being able to call the delivery service “The Meal on the Doorstep” ought to be worth a few points, too.

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