Waiting for an editor or someone like her*

 

Sigh.  This is like travel times.  When you know something is going to take one hour or six hours or six days, then you prepare yourself for one hour or six hours or six days, and if the six hour is six hours you're fine, but if the one hour is six hours you're a frelling basketcase.  Well, I am.**  Since I've handed in my last several books somewhat beyond the last possible due date***, I have kind of forgotten how long is normal to expect to wait to hear from your editor.  But let's say...