Widespread Incompetence in Publishing

[desayunoencama]

{rant}

Am very vexed because of stupidity and incompetence in the publishing world, something that really shouldn't surprise me after all these years and so many books.

I just got copies of my new book, and instead of this being a happy occasion, all I feel is frustration because it is full of mistakes and changes that were made after the last things I was shown.

They're all small details, but on in particular vexes me because it's an important detail, and it especially bothers me because we have been in frequent contact about this and other projects, and no one bothered to run past me the changes that were made or even inform me that these changes were being made.

I hate when people in publishing take liberties and make things WRONG, when they were not wrong to begin with.

This happens, alas, a lot to writers, and especially with regards to covers and copyright pages and so on, the areas the writer has the least amount of control over, since the publishers often don't bother to consult with the writer in these instance.

Sigh.

I really need to just let go and ignore them, although these little details and mistakes still bother me, I'm afraid.

[glyph of general vexation]

OK, let me eat something, which will hopefully make me feel better too, and then try and get some work done to get this foul taste out of my mouth.

{/ rant}