Forgive me if you have stumbled upon this once or a thousand times already. I want to tell about what has happened to me and the other Authors of MMP so others can be warned about the hazards of going into an agreement with a publisher that MAY NOT be what they seem;
Have you ever wanted something so much that you give in to the desire and do something without investigating it thoroughly and making sure that you're protected?
I wanted my stories made available to the public sooo badly that I went for it when this person contacted me, (over two years ago now) and asked me to submit my work to this NEW publisher that was opening.
I was so excited! Published? ME? Really? It was too good to be true. I had to keep pinching myself to believe I wasn't dreaming.
Well, now, five published stories later. . . the dream has turned into a nightmare. Why, you say? Well, the CEO of the company has been stealing from her Authors and pocketing all profits to MMP.
How do I feel now? Sick! Used! Abused! and yes, even STUPID!
I don't even really know how much sales I was really making during all this time, because after MMP took out their 60% cut, I was left with what seemed to be only pennies.
So, the authors of MMP have banned together and have started fighting. It took us a week and many, many emails, letters,and notifications, but today is Monday and Mystic Moon Press' website is officially down! Our works can no longer be found there, or at Fictionwise or Mobipocket. We are still working hard at getting Amazon to take our stuff down, but it will only be a matter of time.
What will I do now? Well, I have to wait it out until my stories are no longer available through all these places and be sure that all rights have reverted back to me.
Then, I can once again begin the painstaking process of searching for a new publisher. Or maybe, I will just look into publication on my own. I am not sure yet. But, if I were able to do it myself, and I fail, then the only one I can say let me down is me. Right?
Actually, I think I may use a little of this time off to work on some of my fanfictions. I used to enjoy writing them so much, but when I got published I abandoned those that read them to work hard on promoting my own works. I actually miss it now. I wonder if they will have me back long enough to finish some of my forgotten works?
Shiloh
www.theorderofeternals.com
