Self Publishing

I'm learning that publishing my book is a game of hurry up and wait.  Currently I'm waiting on the final edit so I can hurry and make the corrections and submit the book for formatting.  Then it's the cover---hoping I have that by the end of next week...but if not, I'm working on the back up plan.  My sister, bless her heart, is quite the photographer and I'm looking forward to our photo shoot.  The cover is really important as most of us "judge the book by its cover."  If nothing else, the process of publishing is an exercise in patience...and I am an impatient student.