It's Publishing Time I haven't posted here in a while.  My time is consumed with getting  JOAB ready for the publisher.  It is a grueling process.  My publishing consultant  called this morning,  just getting everything  aligned for me.  They are so helpful,  but the majority of the  work always falls on the author,  whether you self-publish  or publish with an agent.  It is now old hat with me,  JOAB being my seventh book  to get to the publisher.  Four of them are my own ;  three are clients' books.  And I'm constantly  interrupted by—well by life.  It does go on.  I'm thankful for some  getaway places . I have to change it up from time to time. Familiarity, you know. And then people start to know you, and you get nothing done. But talk! And then there is the marketing.  Press releases, scheduling signings and events.  T...