{"id":4565,"date":"2014-03-09T07:02:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T07:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=4565"},"modified":"2014-03-09T07:02:18","modified_gmt":"2014-03-09T07:02:18","slug":"fly-little-book-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=4565","title":{"rendered":"Fly, little book, fly\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A lot of hard work – and every moment was worth it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This week was the official release of the paperback of Flight To Coorah Creek.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always terrifying to send something you care about out into the wild world.<\/p>\n

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 \u2013 and nobody will like what we wrote.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

So now \u2013 as the first reviews start coming in \u2013 all I want to say is Yay!!!\u00a0 And Thank You!<\/p>\n

It appears I didn\u2019t do too badly after all. I\u2019ve had some lovely reviews and messages from readers.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to share a couple with you\u2026<\/p>\n

For the last third of the book, the tears came steadily for me. \u00a0By 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\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Janet Gover \u2026 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 <\/a><\/p>\n

Really liked this town. I actually Googled it to see if it existed so I could add it to my “to visit” list. Bookbabe <\/a><\/p>\n

These reviews really move me \u2013 because they touch on the heart of what I am trying to do with the Coorah Creek books.<\/p>\n

I want my characters to be real. I want readers to relate to them\u2026 and when someone cries over a character\u2019s story, then I know I have done that.<\/p>\n

I want readers to feel as if they really are visiting outback Australia \u2013 a place I love.<\/p>\n

And I wanted to capture the feel of living in a small town \u2013 something I know so well and want to share.<\/p>\n

So thank you for your kind words \u2013 for making my book welcome.<\/p>\n

I know I will get a bad review for this book at some point. Not everyone is going to like it \u2013 and that\u2019s fine. I don\u2019t expect everyone to like it. But I feel now that maybe I did okay.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d better get on now and finish the next one.<\/p>\n

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