Well... it looks like my first novel will be for sale before Christmas... but only direct from the publisher, and it's not looking hopeful that any pre-orders will ship before the holiday (they're stimating a 10-day lead time). I'm a bit disappointed, because I know that several people wanted to buy it for a Christmas gift. Oh well, there's nothing that can be done now. I'm hoping that I can whip up some bookmarks and postcards before then so that anyone with a pre-order can at least get something under the tree.
Hop over to Out of Place Out of Time for the whole story.