This week was the official release of the paperback of Flight To Coorah Creek.
It’s always terrifying to send something you care about out into the wild world.
As previously mentioned on this blog, when it comes to our books, we authors are an insecure lot. Always afraid that this time we got it wrong – and nobody will like what we wrote.
It takes me nine months to write a book – and it isn’t until I’ve finished that anyone sees it. So I am living on hope all that time.
So now – as the first reviews start coming in – all I want to say is Yay!!! And Thank You!
It appears I didn’t do too badly after all. I’ve had some lovely reviews and messages from readers.
I’d like to share a couple with you…
For the last third of the book, the tears came steadily for me. By this stage, I felt so invested in each of the characters and every time I dried my eyes, a fresh set of tears appeared from the next chapter. Booklovebug…
Janet Gover … does a terrific job of transporting her reader to this arid, red, and dusty part of the world: she truly captures ”the splendour of the Outback in all its moods”. Tripfiction
Really liked this town. I actually Googled it to see if it existed so I could add it to my “to visit” list. Bookbabe
These reviews really move me – because they touch on the heart of what I am trying to do with the Coorah Creek books.
I want my characters to be real. I want readers to relate to them… and when someone cries over a character’s story, then I know I have done that.
I want readers to feel as if they really are visiting outback Australia – a place I love.
And I wanted to capture the feel of living in a small town – something I know so well and want to share.
So thank you for your kind words – for making my book welcome.
I know I will get a bad review for this book at some point. Not everyone is going to like it – and that’s fine. I don’t expect everyone to like it. But I feel now that maybe I did okay.
I’d better get on now and finish the next one.