I have been happily self-publishing for nearly five years, writing at my own pace. I hate deadlines. So, when I was approached by the owner of Dragonblade Publishing (and I am sure many other historical romance authors were as well, judging by the announcements), I asked many questions and gave it a lot of thought. Although they are a boutique publisher, my last foray into traditional (trad) publishing was disappointing. Some of my experiences with digital publishers weren't all that great, eit...