Speaking

I spoke about publishing and writing last night at the Denver Area SF Assn meeting, and left feeling great. Which is good since the last time I spoke to a group I left feeling lousy, I was so OFF. But last night my improv teacher came up and congratulated me on my assurance and holding the audience and I had good questions and got to tell some of my fav stories. On a grade of My Own Scale I think I came in around a 7 out of 10. I told my teacher that it was all due to her and she demurred, but I believe that, and I said I do it often. Not really that often, but enough that I am not petrified anymore if I'm feeling halfway ok.

OTOH, I never sleep well before a day that I speak, and I don't get much done until the thing is OVER. I thought about what I was going to say, wrote stuff down on a memo sheet to start me off, and marked the passage I thought I would read to hell and gone. I practiced. But I didn't read. I think I should have, but even though the guys might have liked the passage I emphasized that Heart Change was a romance so they wouldn't have bought it. My local bookseller was there and sold a couple.

May you enjoy all your engagements today.
Robin