Paperwork.
The world appears to revolve around it. Nothing can be done, nothing can be had without reams of that magical source of all that is frustrating.
The publication of the manuscript is moving along apace. Malachite Quills Publishing has been sending me e-mails full of documents I need to read and reply to and I have been sending them documents full of information and my various pipe dreams. :)
First came the actual contract. Filling that out and signing it required downloading a few new programs.
Then came the Title Information Page, asking all sorts of practical questions; what would I like for alternate titles, did I want a Pen Name, could I suggest some tags, that sort of thing.
When I responded to that they thanked me for....
giving them a TIP....
Yes, that did indeed come in an official e-mail from the publishing company. I think I like these people.