If you follow me on Twitter/are friends with me on Facebook/have seen me on the street any time in the past 6 months then you almost certainly know: I wrote a book! A real book! A book that adults read and decided to print on actual paper and put between a real-life cover and put in honest-to-goodness bookstores. And it comes out tomorrow!
But as it turns out, writing a book doesn't automatically make you the relatable heroine in a romantic comedy. (I do not own a single fountain pen or slouchy blazer. For shame.) Writing a book is really, really hard (surprise, surprise) and getting it published is a long goddam slog. Here's everything I learned along the way.