Well, the announcement's been made......so here it is again: the new title for
Coffee At Kowalski's is...
Fairytale of New York!
You can read my full blog post for Authonomy here...It was a
huge decision and one I wrestled with for a long, long time. In the end, I have to trust that the team at Avon know their stuff and, having seen the design for
my very first book cover (OH. MY. GIDDY.
LIFE!), I have to say that the title fits with the design really well. Of course, I was sad to let the
Kowalski's title go, but it's only the title; Rosie's florist shop,
Kowalski's is absolutely central to the book. What I hope people find is the many stories woven together
inside the cover... It's more than just a love story; it's a story of love in all its forms - friendship, true love, fear of love, loss of love, the dream of love, family love and neighbourhood love - through the stories of the customers and staff of the small neighbourhood florist store on the corner of West 68th and Columbus on New York's Upper West Side.
Sex & the City it ain't...I just hope that people like it... The new title's had a very mixed response on Authonomy, but then I've kept the original manuscript that's posted on the site as
Coffee At Kowalski's because that's what it's called in the original draft. The great thing, however, is that even though most people don't like
Fairytale as a title, everyone has been tremendously supportive and so kind about it all. What's great for me is that so many people in the Authonomy community consider my novel to be theirs by association - which is great because I don't feel alone in all this. It's nice to share the good stuff with like-minded people and good to feel like part of a community. I've made some cracking friends on the site and it means so much that people support me and my book.
Still waiting for those pesky line edits - but Book 2 is coming along great! Just trying not to think about November, now (too many butterflies for one tummy to deal with!)
