This is really tempting ... but I think I'll save it for a last resort. Something about self-publishing seems a bit like cheating. Perhaps I'm a glutton for punishment, but I'd much rather find someone who is willing to pay me to let them publsh my book, than pay someone to get them to publish my book. For me it's not about getting my book in print and racking up sales (okay, part of it is about that), but it's about acceptance and recognition of my hard work and talent. I want someone out there to pat me on the back and say "Wow, Jean, you're a really good writer, and we like your story so much that we want to buy it and publish it. Here's some money. Congratulations, you're a professional writer!" And I want all of the editors who ever sent me a rejection letter to see my name on the best-seller list and pound themselves on the forehead going "Stupid, stupid, stupid!"

In the immortal words of Judy Tenuta, "It could happen!"