I Fired My Editors

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I've been more than frustrated with my editors for Freedom's Cry. They said they were having some experts read it, yet they didn't read it, so they found someone else they said would read it. In all this time, since August 8, I have not received so much as a word from them about what is going on without my having to beg for information. That is not how it should be between an editor and his/her client - the author. I've been attending Writer's Guild here for several years, and those who have had books published by traditional publishers were always in contact with them. They knew what was going on from start to finish. I know I'm self-publishing this book, but the same rules should apply. I'm doing all the editing for Freedom's Cry, they aren't doing any editing. They are formatting it and giving a cover for it. They were also going to help with marketing. With all the lack of communication between them and me, I finally took the bull by the horns and told them I don't want them handling the book any longer, and I expected a full refund, realizing the cover no longer belonged to me. They replied that they normally took six months for a book and it's only been two, and I was within rights to terminate the contract. They would refund all but $100 and I get to keep the cover. They are also relinquishing rights to Scarred, which I didn't realize they had. So that book will also be in my complete control. As soon as I have the refund and termination document, I will proceed to self-publish this book. I took care of the problem area they alerted me to that caused all this delay, and have no qualms that it is ready to publish. That said, next Tuesday is Writer's Guild and I want to ask if someone will read it for me just to ease my mind that it is ready and I'm not going to offend anyone with this story. I trust the members of this group, so I do not expect any further delays in publishing this book, and expect it to be ready in plenty of time for either Thanksgiving or Christmas. That is my news on Freedom's Cry. I will let you all know when the book is finally published. Have you had any frustrating situations lately? Thanks for reading.