I spent this week going back to update some of my older Word Search books. I didn’t expect it to be inspiring, but it taught me something: people want more variety, and books need to keep evolving to deliver that.
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When I first started publishing, I imagined creating a book, putting it up for sale, and moving on to the next. Simple. But that’s not the reality.
Covers go stale. Categories shift. Reader expectations change. If you want your catalog to actually work for you, it’s not about finishing a book — it’s about keeping it alive.
For me, that meant revisiting my Word Search series. Adding more variety. Thinking beyond “just puzzles.” Asking myself: how do I give someone a reason to choose this book instead of the thousand others?
I’ll be honest — I didn’t like the idea at first. Updating covers and interiors felt like setting myself up to betray the original vision, almost like admitting the first version wasn’t good enough. I didn’t even want to think about it.
But that’s changed. Once you realize this work isn’t about perfection but about continual improvement, the mindset flips. What used to feel like backtracking now feels like progress — part of building something that lasts.
Closing note:
So here’s the lesson I learned this week: if you’re publishing, don’t plan on “set it and forget it.” At least I can’t. Growth comes from the willingness to revisit and improve.
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