So, I made the first stupid mistake in my self-publishing journey. I thought I had everything set up perfectly.
I wrote and edited my own book. I bought this domain and built my own website. I designed my own cover. I bought my own ISBN numbers. I copyrighted everything, learned how to make my own marketing video in Canva (more on that in a later post), and I even learned how to format a Word doc into an EPUB file for the eBook.
I was following the instructions for creating the eBook Table of Contents (thanks, YouTube!) when I caught it.
My chapter numbers were off!
When fussing with the finishing touches on Lost in Fondant™, I added another chapter to continue Martin’s story. Over the process of writing the book, I kept him in the back of my head and always wanted to know a little more about him. He’s interesting, and a rather unusual soul in the world of organized crime.
After I gave him one more scene with an idea of how he might fit in Book 2, I gave it a once-over, moved it to another spot in the timeline, edited, and then decided my book was finally complete.
What I completely forgot to do was CORRECT ALL THE CHAPTER NUMBERS. So I ended up with two “Chapter Twenty-One”s. GAH!
Meanwhile, I’d already gathered enough courage to hit the “publish” button on Amazon KDP for the paperback. With it under review at this time, I can’t go in and submit the corrected manuscript. I just have to wait until that’s done, and hope against hope I can upload the corrected file and have it cleared before some poor soul purchases a copy of my absentmindedness. I even changed the release date on my social media posts in hope this will buy time.
If you did purchase that copy, I sincerely apologize. This is my first time navigating the publishing world, and I’m learning as I go.
Note to Self: Next time, hire a professional copyeditor.
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