Week of 7/21/24

This week has been a very busy week with the blackberries ripening beside my regular chores and garden work. I started to pick berries on Monday and got four 5-quart buckets, picked two more on Tuesday, four more on Friday, and finally two more on both Saturday and sunday. Most of these berries will go into the freezer and later be made into pies by my wife Ruth for the market in Spring Green, Wisconsin, which has been a great market for us. While it is a small market, we will average about 30 pies sold each Saturday. My book is also doing well there, as well as a few local stores. The most satisfying part is that my book has been receiving 5 star reviews from people that have read it. I also enjoy hearing from those who contact me and comment on how much they enjoy the book. 

I have also been getting many phone calls from those who wish to further promote my book, however they all want big money. An example is a call about getting a “top review" from the New York Times for $1,000, or a “great review” from some big shot book critic. Another offer was that they would get me onto the “Best Seller List,” and for that I would pay 4 dollars per book to print and it would be distributed to 2,000 book stores, plus much more. However, I turned them all down. I decided that I will let the good people who read my book pass by word of mouth and over the internet how good of a read it is. 

The book can be ordered at Dorrance Publishing Co. Book Stores order department 585 Alpha Drive #103, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. You can also call at 1-800-788-7654. Or visit their website at www.dorracebookstore.com.