Getting published is an incredibly daunting task. What specific challenges did you face getting Soulless published?
I was in the enviable position of first having to choose between two agents, and then having to choose between two houses. Outside of giving up on my PhD these were the two hardest decisions of my life. Then there was the whole hurry up and wait aspect of publishing closely followed by, oh no, it must be turned around in three days. But, believe me, I do know I could have much worse problems.