Henceforth I will be setting (and communicating) publication dates only after the book is completely proofed and typeset, the cover is completed, and the book is “available for printing.” In most cases, the nominal publication date will be three to six months subsequent (although the book will have a soft launch and gradually become available on Amazon, etc. quite a bit earlier than the nominal pub date).
This will a) dramatically reduce my opportunity to establish inaccurate expectations and b) provide more lead time for prepublication reviews and publicity. It also means that there will be a prolonged and rather annoying (to the writer) lag time from when the complete manuscript is submitted to when the publication date is established. That is a pity, but this seems like the best strategy all factors considered.
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