The awful truth about ARCs

Last week, I got the galleys of Dead Guy Spy, the second book in the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series. Two days later, I got a package in the mail, containing a couple advance reading copies (aka ARCs). For those of you who don't already know this, the timing of these events should illuminate a publishing fact that probably scares and surprises every author when it dawns on him. The ARC is made from the first-pass galleys. To show why this is scary, here's a quick look at the pro