Saturday, August 2, 2014

Fuming!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't even describe the level of pissed off I am right now! So I had noticed that I had a few returns on Scarred. I figured that it was due to how intense the first couple of pages are. So just as a precaution I decided to put a disclaimer in the description for the novel. I submitted it and then about 24 hours later I get an email from Kindle Direct Publishing saying that they have blocked Scarred because it was... in violation of the content guidelines. Some of those violation guidelines are:
Pornography: We don't accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts.
Offensive Content: What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect.
SERIOUSLY!!! Those are their examples! Fifty Shades of Grey has graphic sexual acts in nearly every single chapter! I write about a very real issue that many women face and it's literally only the first page. So now I have a decision to make...edit my book to suit what Amazon wants which of course takes away from the story and my main character or just release it on Smashwords and wait to fight another day. As an author you put your heart and soul into every book, so someone trying to put a literary gag over your mouth is a grievous offense!
Seeing red right now!!!

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