Jim Potter, Author Jim Potter

I remember in my youth, hitchhiking from Illinois to Central America. The unknown didn’t scare me. It was an adventure. I only knew a little Spanish (Por favor, dónde es la baño?), but I dived into a foreign culture.

Now I get anxious when a computer file won’t open, or when I can’t figure out why my weekly blog isn’t being forwarded to my Facebook page. And I’m still using Windows 10 because I want the techie problems to be corrected before I welcome Windows 11 into my life. Heck, by the time I download (or is that upload?) Windows 11, there will probably be a Windows 12. Or, I will have jumped out a window. Only kidding.

When a friend invited me to be a speaker at an upcoming AMBUCS (American Business Clubs) meeting, he suggested I talk about my law enforcement career. I preferred to talk about my writing. We agreed that I’d discuss my transition from being a deputy sheriff to a published author and how writing offense reports was instrumental in my literary productivity.

Hello Gina,

It's time for me to admit to you that I need a change of schedule on publishing Kudzus' Guide to Law Enforcement.

I apologize to you for asking you to fit my book into your busy work schedule and then delaying sending you a final draft so you can begin blocking, etc. .....

Last week I was calmly promoting and selling my Amish novella, Deputy Jennings Meets the Amish. I was marketing and editing my book-in-progress, K-9 Kudzu’s Guide to Law Enforcement. All was fine, normal, until I had a restless night.

My weekly blog is like a journal. I’m sharing in real time what I’m working on with the expectation that it will be of benefit to authors who are anticipating publishing.

Some authors aren’t sure what to do prior to their final draft. Like I’ve said before, there’s an unlimited number of constructive things to work on as you prepare for your book release date. Use your time wisely. Remember, publishing doesn’t stand alone. You should be editing &/or marketing every day and that mean’s being prepared.

Here’s a quick review about this series of weekly blog posts on publishing my color-illustrated children’s book in six months. It’s a progress report. From my first post in January 2023, I’ve shared my goal: publish K-9 Kudzu’s Guide to Law Enforcement by June 1st.  If I make this deadline, I’ll complete the series during the month of June by reporting about ongoing marketing and my pursuit for book sales.