I don't remember what letter I had left off on when I told my alphabetical tale of publishing a few months ago, but for anyone keeping track, I have now advanced down the line yet another letter, as Editor some-letter-near-the-end-of-the-alphabet, who was most recently in charge of my current book project, has just been sent packing. Editor G, who is now Publisher W at Publishing House B, where my book is living these days, assured me that I am not some sort of jinx, which in my weaker...