I find it interesting that Tom Chalmers himself contacted you, Parchment.
The email received asking that I send my text in Word format (I had already sent a PDF document) was addressed to no one and signed by no one. There was no mention of my name or my book title. Just said:
'Hi, .... and signed off as YouWriteOn / Legend Press'
I wasn't happy about sending my text off in reply to an anonymous request so I copied the email to Ted and asked him if it was genuine. It looked as though it had been sent out to everyone. Ted replied that it was from Tom at Legend and that I should send what he was asking for.
As far as the promise for Christmas is concerned that is certainly what they managed to convey. They also seem to have delivered that promise to some, but how they were chosen, and why there are so many of us still waiting with NO news is beyond me.
Whatever happens, it has been an experience and I'm not likely to be worried by the 'I told you so' people, but I'm sad because I trusted these people. Wearing my 'nice' hat, I'm quite sure that's not what Ted or Tom set out to do, and I would like to think that my book will appear.