You Owe Me Nothing

I think a lot of authors, myself definitely included, are control freaks.  It's understandable.  We have far less control over our careers than most people.  Just off the top of my head, we generally have little to no say over:

Cover artPublisher's marketing planOrders from the big chainsRelease scheduleReviewsAward recognitionAny of a thousand random glitches, from misspellings on the cover to database errors to distribution troubles (one of my books didn't make it into Canada until more...