So, I’m making progress.  It’s been about 5 months since I got the offer on my book, and it’s about 15 months until it hits the shelves.  I’ve finished the major revisions, and now my editor has mailed me a new copy of the manuscript with minor revisions.  It’s called a line edit.   To give you an idea of what that is, I’ve scanned in a sample page from my manuscript complete with notes and edits.   But first, let’s dispel a few myths: