What I did on my summer vacation, or, this writing life

It's been said that Labor Day represents the end of summer. I've never been too crazy about that idea, because when I was a kid, the end of summer meant the beginning of the school year. Well, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.But it hasn't exactly been a secret in these parts that I haven't been as present at It's About TV as I usually am. And it occurs to me that some of you might be wondering what's been going on. (Some of you, of course, probably don't care, but that's okay, because I don't care about what you're doing, either.) I tend not to talk about anything here that isn't television-related, so just because I know what I've been up to, that doesn't mean you know.So: I've been busy. Very busy. I published my new novel, The Book of Revelations, in June. But if you think that was the end of the story, it was really more like the beginning. The months prior to publication were spent with editing, rewriting, design work, and pre-launch publicity. (One of the drawbacks to…