UPDATE: So...my fanfiction was stolen by Eloise Lockhart and sold on Amazon...
https://www.amazon.com/Mouth-Ivy-Sherlock-Holmes-Mystery/dp/B0863R7HJY/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=eloise+lockhart&qid=1587346323&sr=8-2
Update as of 4/21/2020 (which is coincidentally my son’s birthday, so good news was in the air)...
Amazon sent me this email, which I am copy/pasting for the verbatim:
Hello,
Thank you for your message. Please be advised that we are in the process of removing the following Kindle titles from sale on all Amazon sites:
B08653PX88 A Mouth of Ivy
B0863R7HJY A Mouth of Ivy
It typically takes 2-3 days for the changes to be reflected on the sites. We trust this will bring this matter to a close.
Complaint ID: 6948070461
Regards,
Amazon.com
So, yes. I feel good about this. Now, let me give you some advice if you are EVER in this situation, or at risk of it (basically, any fanfic with weak copyright)
1) Fanfiction reverts to First Rights Only. You don’t have to mention that.
2) Fanfiction nearly ALWAYS has a creation of your own. I don’t care if you wrote about the hotel barkeep, the cleaning lady, or a city that didn’t exist but should. If it came out of your mind, then by all means, emphasize to Amazon that this theft includes your original creation.
3) When posting fanfic, make sure you put that clear and out in the open. This used to be more common back in the day. Such as “Toby Irish is my own creation” was on my fanfiction.net intro paragraph.
4) Closing with the blessing: “May all who wronged you be usefully stupid.”
I am *really* not happy. Yes I filed a complaint with Amazon, but I can’t file a complaint with Goodreads (can’t find out where!!) and I’m just...furious. Angry. Hurt, betrayed, and pulling my work off ff.net. Because...what choice do I have? David Marcum (MX Publishing) was the one who tipped me off. If anyone suspects their work is being pirated off the fan fiction sites, PLEASE check it out. Don’t search with your name, but by sample cut/pasting and topics.
If you see my work out there and the name is NOT Aragonite, M.A. Wilson, Marcia A Wilson, Spirit Level, or Aragonitemoved, then let me know, and report the suspected theft.
Going to bed early. I have been having serious health issues and this didn’t help. One minute.