While some books go directly from the hard drive of their authors to print in a very short time, books of quality do not. From the time Morrissey would turn in his completed manuscript, it would need a minimum of two or three months of editorial review, followed by an equal amount of time for him to revise it. Assuming it was ready to go at that point, it would then go to copyediting for a couple of months, with again an equal amount of time for him to approve copyedits. At some point, it will be reviewed by the publisher's legal team as well. Then it goes to production, is designed, and page proofs are created, and the author, editor, and copyeditor go over the whole thing again. Adding up this time, you can see that the editorial process can take well over a year.
I'm just saying that this is not going to be some quickie e-book, and it will take some time. And, as I've mentioned before, no deal has been announced, which means there may not even be a contract for the book. It's possible that he's working with an editor in private, but in general it sounds like we're at least a year away from a pub date. It's not a sign of anything other than the glacial pace of the publishing industry.[/QUOTE
Feel faintly more reassured after reading this post - thanks ...