Ron Wanttaja sez:

My wife (a romance novelist) has
had editors take ten months or more to get back to her about novels she's
submitted.

Ron "It's fun helping with research" Wanttaja

Ooh, ooh, I feel a muse coming on!

His strong hands preflighted her thoroughly as her pulse quickened. Had she
ever doubted that this ruddy-cheeked, leather-helmeted kitplane pilot was the
one for her?

The muscles of his mighty arms rippled as he tore off his shirt (tail). As he
plucked at her bodice strings they sang like the flying wires on an
overstressed FlyBaby. "Oh, not here in the open cockipit," she moaned.

I think I've got this. Who's your wife's editor?