Book Signing Low-High-Low
"Michelle, what kind of freak are you? No one's scared to do a dang book signing. It's a thrill! An honor! A major league taste of the big time. This is like crossing a literary finish line and you should revel in each and every second of such an accomplishment."
Yeah, I know all that, but I still woke up in a cold sweat. An event like this is a hair outside my comfort zone. It's smacks too much of look-at-me-I'm-a-rockstar, and that's what bothers me the most. I know I'm not a rockstar. I don't even want to be one. Spotlights give me hives. So this part of the signing was a definite low.
My husband prodded me with the sharp pokey end of a pitchfork all the way there -- verbally, that is. He reminded me that the event wasn't really about me but about the readers. Plus I'd benefit the bookstore because I'd invited a bunch of friends to attend. And guess what? He was totally right (I hate it when that happens).
As soon as I walked in the door there was a smiley buddy with one of my books already in hand. A continual stream of other friends and family stopped by over the next 2 1/2 hours. Time flew. No, really. I felt the whoosh of wind caused by flapping wings when I looked at the clock. This was a definite high.
And then it was over. Just like that. Done. Finito. The. End. It was kind of a let down driving home. All the fun and reindeer games were over. The pendulum swung back to low.
But (and I've always got a big but) next Saturday I get to repeat the process. There's one more LifeWay book signing. This time, though, I think I'll skip the first low and go straight to high.
Speaking of high (WARNING **awooga-awooga** lame segue alert), the high price of Brentwood's Ward just took a tumble as in HOT SALE AT AMAZON!
$4.99 for an ebook
$10.83 for a paperback
Zip on over there now because the sale ends January 19th.
