This is different from actually writing the manuscript, and now that I’ve turned in all of those pages I worked so hard on, the press has assigned me a project manager. She makes sure that the edits and proofs and all that stay on track so the book is actually released on time–in my case, late in the fall. I’m still worried about jinxing the whole thing so I don’t think in terms of an actual publication date, just the general time frame. This is another panicky stage for me, when I wonder if I’ve missed something or haven’t explained something well enough or, or, or….. Until I feel like this: