"My editor [or agent] is taking FOREVER with my edits. They keep making and breaking promises about when they'll be done with their notes. What the f*ck?"
The best book for learning how to communicate with publishing professionals....is unfortunately also a 43-year-old classic on how to parent small children
Is there a mismatch between what you think you're capable of as a writer and what you're actually managing to write? The problem might be sitting next to you right now. (People. It's other people.)
Q and A edition: in which I discuss disappointing publicists and publicity campaigns; the eternal "memoir or novel" quandary; and the ever-simmering agita created by noncompete clauses