Self Publishing - Three Steps Backward & One Leap Forward

Now that my Publisher and I are closing in on the next book I thought I'd fire up the computer and printer that I used for the books, or so I thought.    Ran a few copies with no problem and then the printer puked out on me.   It wasn't an expensive one and I think it printed around 600 books which isn't bad for a $70 printer.   Off to Walmart I went to buy another one and before long I was all hooked up, or so I thought.   Turns out I hooked up the cables in the wrong order and the computer crashed.   It was an old computer and so that didn't bother me to much.   The books were backed up on a zip drive and so once I got another computer I installed my publisher program and printer program and was all ready to print or so I thought.   Turns out the zip drive I had my "Rescue" books on was damaged and the files were gone, or so I thought.   By some weird coincidence I ended up backing the books and another zip drive by mistake.   Wow what a ride.   Once again God reminded me that you really don't know what a day will bring.   Three steps backward and then one great leap forward!!  

Gummy's Coming

When I started writing these little stories I figured I'd do just one for the fun of it and get everyone off my back who said I should put my stories into print.   Well the first one, "Rescue Carty",  went rather smoothly and was indeed a bit of fun.   Helping raise several hundred dollars for children in need.    This or course led me to writing another called "Rescue Ozzie".   Which raised even more money for children who need clean water desperately.   Well having an asymmetrical bend in the brain I figured I had to do another just to have done 3 books so I started "Rescue Gummy".    Well, that was 7 months ago.   Seems my illustrator ended up in the Air Force and I had to wait until she finished her training before I could begin again.   Well good news.   She let me know that she is finished with her training and is ready to resume her work with me on these books.   If all goes well "Rescue Gummy" should be out in time for Easter 2013.