Out of Print

After much debate with myself, I've asked Mundania Press to cancel my contracts, and they graciously agreed. Amanda's Rib and Oblivious will no longer be available new. However, they are both offered in some used book stores. I'm not sure about Kindle and how all that works.

I don't believe Mundania is a *bad* publisher managed by terrible people. I think the owners mean well, but are overworked and understaffed. This is just my opinion. I'm not even sure they have a full-time employee. Now I know to look for things like that. If you're offered a contract, be smart and contact some of the publisher's authors. Ask them a few questions. How long does it take to fill a book order? Do they have any full-time employees? How long does it take to receive your royalty after a sale? Do they have a library distribution channel with Baker & Taylor? There are a great many questions to ask before signing.

Small problems cropped up with Mundania before my first novel was even released. That's probably normal, and I let them go. Over the years the troubles increased rather than decreased, until I decided this was one case where nothing is better than something. Orders for my books had a habit of 'falling through the cracks'. Not once. Not twice. Many times. That I know of. How many don't I know of?

All this has led me to think long and hard about the writing business. One issue I debate with myself is the question of publishing at all. If the house is small, is it worth the trouble? Publishers expect authors to promote, and most of us do. But why promote something that isn't delivered when ordered? Would I have been happier not knowing any of the walls I'd run into signing with a small house? Is ignorance bliss?

My rights revert to me in September, so I have until then to decide what to do next. Try to find another publisher for Amanda's Rib and Oblivious? Publish them myself? Put them on the shelf and move on to another passtime? I don't know. Right now I'm just plain tired of if all.