The Gremlins Have Been Busy

Most writers realize the fact that no matter how many times they and their editor(s) check their manuscript typos and other mistakes seem to sneak through.

This time, with THE TRASH HAREM, the gremlins had a great time.

Before the book came out, I had a librarian friend check the manuscript. He found a few things, which of course I fixed.

I went over it again thoroughly before sending it off to the editor. She, of course, found some errors and suggested changes for me to make--which I did. Once it was formatted, I went over it again.

Once THE TRASH HAREM was on Amazon, of course I started promoting. 

Right away I heard from a friend/fan who found two big errors. I'm glad she told me and I let the editor know.

Then I received an email from another friend, and he'd found mistakes on the back cover! Yikes, that was a biggie! Why didn't I see them? I alerted my editor and she had seen them and sent the fixes in to Amazon, but they didn't take for some reason. They are fixed now.

When my daughter read the book--which she says she loved, as did her husband--she found some typos.

(The book was inspired by something my daughter told me about my son-in-law.) 

By this time, I was certainly frustrated. Surprisingly, all the reviews have been wonderful. 

Did my editor and I have any excuses for the mistakes we missed?

Actually, my editor did--her brother passed away unexpectedly during this period. 

And I guess I could blame the Covid restrictions or maybe just being old. In any case, it happened. Mistakes, typos or whatever, so far everyone has loved THE TRASH HAVE.  And that's what is most important, isn't it?

Marilyn