What publishers want when they accept your book

Whew! Creating buzz and setting up marketing plans for a new book can be exhausting. Frankly, I didn't realize what I was in for when my book was accepted for publication with a release date planned for summer, 2009. I though, yeah! And then, oh, you want a picture (call the photographer)? Oh, you need a synopsis (fortunately, had that)? Oh, you want a media kit (read Carolyn Howard-Johnson's book "The Frugal Book Promoter)? Oh, you want a blog (here it is)? Oh, you want a web site (working on it)? Oh, you want me to join social network groups (working on it)? Oh, you want me to set up a blog tour (collecting names and sites)? Oh, you want me to...

See, it's quite a whirlwind for this unsuspecting author. And of course, for every item that is needed, I have to do research on so that what I create is the most effective. I'm sure there are things required that I haven't even thought of yet.

Factor into all this that somewhere in there, I have to be working on the changes suggested by the editor. Fortunately, I don't have my manuscript back to do that with! Whew! Are you sweating yet? I sure am!