Two Hams
The local Piggly Wiggly Super Market was a sponsor of the Ellaville Spring Festival. The Big Boss showed up to see how things were going. My tip: Never pass up the opportunity for a photo op with a Big Celebrity. Can you tell I’m in Hog Heaven?
This spring has been a great season of Arts and Crafts Festivals for us! We’ll be taking the summer off because it’s too hot in Georgia to spend an entire day out in the heat and humidity with the summer gnats.
What I’ve learned this Spring
- There are still a lot of paperback readers that love meeting an author and buying signed books
- I talked to several people who enjoy audiobooks; I added the goal to have all my books in audiobooks by the end of the summer.
- People are nice (but I already knew that)
- Always buy lunch from a food truck
- Vendors are a helpful bunch and are willing to share what they know
- Size matters: I had changed the font size of many of my books to a slightly smaller font to avoid raising the price for my books (printing costs are skyrocketing!), but there are many people of all ages that need the little larger font, so I switched back to the original size and narrowed the margins instead.
- My feet hurt after standing all day on concrete. FarmerMan’s solution: the chef’s mat we have in the kitchen. He’s brilliant.
BONUS: Our Fall Event Schedule is starting to fill up!
If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? ~George Carlin
Judith A. Barrett - Author 
I too am starting to have issues with the smaller print thanks for the nod to us
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The festivals I attend are like mini-focus groups. People tell me what works and what doesn’t work. We all benefit, don’t we?
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Hi, Judith! Love your photo with the Big Guy! It never hurts to be seen with a celebrity. He should be showing off this photo to his buddies!
A larger font has become critical as time marches on, which is why I prefer Kindle books, where I can control the font myself. I’ll be using a larger font when I publish the paperback versions of my next series.
You are the master at getting great books out, which I appreciate very much as your fan. Your books give me some much-needed balance. Your blog posts are fun and informative. I love the list of what you learned this Spring!
Blessings!
Patty
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Patti,
Your support over the years has been so important to me. Thank you so much!
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I grew up with a Piggly Wiggly Supermarket, fond memories.
A larger font is always a good thing.
Love you SIL❤️
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Hi!
Great to hear from you! Our closest grocery store is a Piggly Wiggly!
Love you too!
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Great picture! We enjoyed seeing you this Spring.
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You too! I enjoy seeing the growth with your publishing and Barry’s books!
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