PRINTING & BINDING
After the printing, the book now goes to the bindery. For better or for worse, the book is now out of yours and your editors' hands, and you will not see it again until you receive the first copy of your published book.
Your first copy! Can you spell EXCITEMENT? There are no words to adequately describe how you feel when you hold that first copy of your own work--creative work pulled from the depths of your own mind, and with your name splashed across the cover! Your hands may shake when you open the box, as mine did. You may shed tears of joy, as I did. Whatever your mood, you can feel proud: you are now a published author and you have a hard time believing that!
Congratulations!