"What The...?!" Wednesday #1: Why Does Publishing Take So Long?
Oh, does it take long? I hadn't noticed.
Har. Hee! Whee.
Back in 2010, when I jumped up and down and told my friends and family I'd sold my book, they thought that meant it was going to be in bookstores within the month. "When can I get it?" they asked, sweetly, naively. "Next week?"
"Spring 2013," I said, and felt a perverse joy in watching their eyes glaze over.
"Whaaaaa? Why does it take so long?"
My experience happens to be with traditional publishing, so I can only speak to that, but I hope...
Har. Hee! Whee.
Back in 2010, when I jumped up and down and told my friends and family I'd sold my book, they thought that meant it was going to be in bookstores within the month. "When can I get it?" they asked, sweetly, naively. "Next week?"
"Spring 2013," I said, and felt a perverse joy in watching their eyes glaze over.
"Whaaaaa? Why does it take so long?"
My experience happens to be with traditional publishing, so I can only speak to that, but I hope...
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