It is finally book birthday for my next book French Country Cottage Seasons!
Happy Book Birthday Seasons
Each book is kind of like a baby. You love and nurture and watch them grow up as the book comes together and when they go out into the world, it can feel scary and a bit exposed.
So much goes into each and every book- and something you may not know is that even though I have a traditional book publisher and editor that I work with, I am involved in all aspects of creating a book. From concept to content- styling and taking photos, writing, layout, refining and marketing the book. It is a big project and is one of my absolute favorite things to work on.
SEASONS is my 5th book- and gosh, that is so crazy to write! I remember when I dreamed of writing my first book and to think that my first book French Country Cottage led to 4 more blows my mind.
Creating a Coffee Table Book Process
This book has been several years in the making. And while I worked on so many new stylings and photos for it, we of course included your most loved seasonal stylings from over the years as well.
There is so much that goes into creating a coffee table book and I thought I would delve into a bit more of that as I share more peeks inside the pages.
Each book has so much that goes on behind the scenes that I don’t share and this book launch time has been a more difficult one for me as I was needed to support family. I will share more when I am ready. For today, I simply want to welcome Seasons and share it with you and say thank you to my publisher Gibbs Smith, my editor Madge and my family who have all supported me so much while I worked on this book. And also thank you to each of you for all of your support of me and my books over the years. Without you, French Country Cottage would not be what it is.
Buy your copy of FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE SEASONS here- and please leave a review if you love it!
Courtney, my book is on the way and I am so looking forward to getting it! Also, Courtney, FAMILY needs to come first so don’t let anything come in the way of supporting your dear family when it’s needed. Praying that all will go well for you, Courtney.
I just received your beautiful book as i was reading this blog. First look was so amazing. So proud of you and your newest book. Love it already! Jane
Dear Courtney, CongrAtulations and best wishes on the Birth of your new book Seasons!! I’m so sorry I Wasn’t able to pre order it due to alot of health challanges going on in my life. But, Im thrilled to say that I literally just ordrred it a minute ago on Amazon! I will RECEIVE it tomortow!! I cannot wait to receive it! Rest assured that I will open it immeadiately and emmerse myself in the magic and beauty of every image and your thoughtful words and story telling…. I wont put it down till I go through the entire book cover to cover as I’ve done with your other four books as well..❤️TomoRow is my day to escape to my love for ev French Country.
The pictures with the Christmas tree’s are so pretty. Iam not able to get the book at this time but I will hopefully mid October. I will just live the experience through your posts until then.