And then, sat at home
quietly at my computer, I searched Amazon for my book, saw it appear with my name
on the cover (I love the cover, by the way), my Author page all done, pre-order
ready, and out of the blue I had a few tears. This is real. I can now
officially announce: I AM A REAL AUTHOR! Wow - I’ve really achieved my dream of
becoming published… Ten years writing, at least five years submitting, and here I am! They were happy tears of
course, for what felt like the end of a very long journey and a dream come
true.
Of course, it is also just the start of another journey – my
life as an Author - and I can’t wait to see how that one goes! But here’s to my
debut novel “The Torn up Marriage” – I just hope you all enjoy reading it. And
if you do, please take a minute to pop a review on to Amazon, or if you blog,
tweet or whatever, let people know. I would really appreciate that. It’s hard
for a new author to get known and get out there, so any help will be fantastic.
If you’re a writer early on your journey, very best of luck
to you, and keep going. There were times when being published felt just too far
from my reach, however hard I tried, but hey, it can really happen! There’s a
saying in the writing world which rings very true: “The difference between a
published author and an unpublished one is that they didn’t give up!”
Thanks for reading my blog - I’m still going to keep posting
here. After all, there’s always more books to write, I’m just at the starting
line…
Love,
Caroline x
