This morning my author copies of Eden’s Garden were due to arrive.
I was there, lurking on my path, impatiently waiting for the postman. When he appeared, it was with a stack of letters only.
Horror! Not the curse of living up a mountain in Wales strikes again … But no. ‘Waiting for a parcel?’ Music to my ears! Parcels were in the van to be delivered once the letters had gone through their respective doors. So minutes later my parcel arrived.
I shot back up that path and through my garden to the cottage in double-quick time. And there was my baby, even more beautiful and gorgeous than I could have possibly imagined.
Did I stand and gloat? Did I crack open the champagne? Not a bit of it. Given the glamorous life of the working writer, I was dashing off almost immediately to take part in an oral history project in a school just up the coast, with my good friend and fellow North Wales writer Liz Ashworth.
But with the school day done, we snuck off for a celebration of cappuccino and cupcakes (what else) at beautiful Llanfairfechan. It’s a very small world up here, and several friends popped into the cafe while we were there so I was able to show off my darling to my heart’s content.
And then we went down onto the beach for the photo shoot …
So this is me gazing lovingly at my book, with Puffin Island in the background
And this is me being simply happy.
HURRAH!
Woo hoo! Happy dance! I’m so thrilled for you!
Thank you, Nadine!
I’m still buzzin’. There’s nothing quite like it, eh?
All the blood, sweat and tears fade away into the far distance …
Hi, I’m stopping by from the campaign trail.
Congratulations, and great photos. 🙂
Congratulations….Love those photos.
How exciting, Juliet! Cover is a dream. Hope you sell squillions!
Thank you, Susan!
That cover is just gorgeous! It’s even more beautiful than the draft I’d seen.
Yipee!
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Congratulations! Doesn’t it feel good to hold your own book?
Definitely! The best feeling in the world! I still can’t quite believe it. Someone said that’s a moment no one can ever take away from you. I agree.
Yippee!
🙂
Congratulations! How exciting. That beach looks gorgeous.
Congratulations! I can only imagine how excited you must be.
It’s strange seeing it in the flesh so to speak, after all the blood sweat and tears and thinking it would never get there.
The butterflies are growing in number. Hurrah!
🙂
How exciting! Enjoy the moment. 🙂
Ooops, I forgot to mention I gave you a blog award!
Wayah! A blog award. Ooh, that’s exciting. 🙂 Right, off to catch up now.
Thank you! That’s amazing!
Juliet 🙂
Hurrah indeed!! 🙂
Lovely.
Thank you! Woohoo! 🙂
Truly exciting. Congratulations! I will look out for your book when I am in UK end of this month.
Thank you! It’s still quite unbelievable. I keep on looking at the book, just to make sure … 🙂
Just saw this and am mentally applauding – but wait, hold on a moment and I’ll give this the applause it deserves…
Hear that? 🙂
And love the pics. Do you live near Trisha Ashley (noted mention of Puffin Island)…
Such a happy post, thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Congratulations, Juliet!
xJ
Hi Jen,
I hear the applause! Wow, that is rocketing around the mountains up here. 🙂
Yes, I live very near Trisha. I’m up in the mountains, but I love going to the coast and seeing Puffin Island as well. Trisha’s coming to my launch when the book comes out proper. So we’ll be sharing cake and champagne. Yipee!
Thank you for enjoying the journey!
Juliet x
Congrats on this exciting achievement!!! How long was the journey? 🙂
Hi Susie! Thank you! It was a very long journey, with lots of bottom of the drawer manuscripts in between. But it feels all the better for that, and I’ve learnt so much along the way.
Happy book birthday! Cupcakes? Sounds like you know how to celebrate! =D
Hi Juliet, I gave you a sunny blogger award over on my blog. The picture is on Patsy’s blog, I had to make do with a grumpy pansy as I couldn’t post the proper picture for some reason. So happy about your book….:)))
Congratulations, Juliet!
Thanks, Patsy!
Woohoo!
🙂
Lovely photo’s, I know that place and many congratulations on getting the book published. Liz is my mentor for the Litereay Wales Bursary I was so lucky to get. She’s great isn’t she. All the best with the book and one day we will meet.
Thank you!
Yes, Liz is amazing. That’s brilliant to have her as a mentor. We had fun on the beach taking the photos after working together in the school.
Catch up with you when things calm down a bit …:)
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