Where are the Galleys?

Where are the galleys? This is a question I'm getting a lot lately from friends and family who anticipated an April release for Lost Edens. The April launch turned into an end of May, turned into an end of June, and now we're looking at something like the middle of July.

I was just at the publisher's office last week, and a new author was there who inquired on my experience. I have nothing but good things to say, really...but holy heck! The process has taken much longer than anticipated. One of the reasons I went with a mentor publisher was in the hopes I'd be able to publish within 8 months. We're now at one year since I first met with their acquisitions editor, 5 years since I wrote the manuscript. Not at all unusual in the world of books but, again, not what I was hoping for. Of course. I'm a first time author so I'm starting to get used to all kinds of expectations getting squashed.

One thing about this process that I love is that I've certainly learned patience and to go with the flow. Where are the galleys? Heck, I don't know. Maybe they're coming today. Maybe next week. Maybe never. Maybe I'll make like Amanda Hockings and ditch the whole idea completely in favor of eBooks that will go on sale tonight.

Nah....I'll stick it out. How much longer can it be, right?