So's Your Book Out Yet? - Why It Takes So Long To Publish A Book

There are certain misconceptions among readers about the publishing industry in general.

Besides the classic lies - that writers are rich (ha!), that writers don't do much, and that writing for children is easier than writing for adults - there's one particular aspect of the whole thing that gets lost in translation, if you will: the amount of time it actually takes.

The following phrases are not the same:

I finished my book!I have an agent!We got an offer!The contracts are signed!Just got...