Hopefully It Will Be a Hit!

Getting my first book published has been an absolute dream come true. It was a long road for a short story, but one that my mom and I are very proud of. I knew that I liked the story, because I wrote it of course. I knew my mom liked the story, because she illustrated it of course. The true test though would be the little ones that Hitchin' Post would be read to or that would be reading it. They are the ones that would have to be interested. They are the ones that I wanted to grab the attention from and want them to fall in love with my character. Since this is only the beginning, I'm still not sure how this group of important little fans are going to like old Hitch, but I do know of one that does. One day my 6 year-old, Peighton, was walking around the house singing a song over and over. After a while, I started really listening to what she was singing, which was not a song at all, but a sentence in Hitchin' Post, that she was happily be-bopping around the house to...

"His ears are so tall if they were to fall, they'd hang all the way to his knees, knees, knees, knees."

What a good feeling I had knowing that the story could stick in her head like that! Peighton has been one of my biggest supporters. She knows all about this book and now wants everyone to have it. She is beyond excited that her teachers at school have one. I hope that it will continue to be a hit with little ones like her!

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Happy 4th of July!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful day full of fun and celebration on the 4th. My family certainly did. The fireworks that we watched with our family and friends in our community were amazing as usual. I love the kids faces as each firework bursts. My little Bowen was absolutely stunned when they first started, but shortly after, he got used to the noise and began falling to the ground with each pop pretending like he'd been shot. Needless to say I would catch myself watching this funny little scene more than watching the gorgeous display in the sky! I love this time of year and I am so proud to be an American, which is one of the reasons I chose the 4th of July as the center of my next Hitchin' Post book. Now obviously I'm not a marketing or business major or otherwise I would've had this book hot off the press and ready to purchase with a huge marketing campaign leading up to the 4th! But....I'm not. I do however, think this is one that the ki...

A BIG Thank you and a Happy New Year!

As 2016 has come to an end, I feel a huge need to say in a BIG way, "THANK YOU!", to everyone who has supported me and the release of Hitchin' Post. What an incredible year it has been. I have received such amazing support from my hometown of Quanah, Texas, as well as my original hometown, Vernon, Texas, and the support continues to come. My goal was to write something with a purpose and with a lesson that children could learn from, and I hope that Hitchin' Post did that. Hearing from parents, grandparents, and especially the children, that they loved Hitchin' Post , has been a dream come true. One of my favorite "reviews" that I have received was from a very special little girl whose mom sent me this picture: I'm not sure if you can see it clearly, but she listed the "6Bs" as one of her favorite summer reads! I could not ask for a better review than that! This has been such a fun journey to go on with my mother, who I could ...

A Sneak Preview

I wanted to share another excerpt from Hitchin' Post , this one actually being one of my favorite. The main theme of this book, and one that I try to instill in my children daily, is that though life brings you so many ups and downs, you must always look for the good and ALWAYS be thankful. Hitch spends much time in thought about this very subject after seeing his beloved ranch go through a drought, but he continues to find more to be thankful for. "Hitch's favorite place so calm and serene with a little creek flowing near, is the small country church, where by the window he'll perch each Sunday morning so he can hear. He can see it from the air, that little white church, and oh, what an amazing view! The horses are running, the windmills are turning, and Hitch thinks, God must be a cowboy too! " Thank you all for your interest in Hitchin' Post . I look forward to sharing more! Julie Barker

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