Tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the day!

RAINDANCE!!

I'll be heading to the Lansdowne Mall in Richmond relatively early - 10ish maybe?  I'll have books, heels, and rack cards at the ready!

At 12:30 I'll be meeting with an editor to go through some of my writing.  Now THIS will be interesting, and something I'm really looking forward to.  It's one thing to have people let you know that they enjoy your writing and stories - it's completely another to have a professional look over your work and give an opinion.  I'm excited but also really quite nervous.

Da is coming over from Victoria for moral support, and also, I think, because he's proud of the work he did on the book.  He should be proud!  The book looks fantastic.  I haven't seen him in a while, so it will be lovely to have a chat with him too.

I'm nervous that I'll not be received well.  I don't quite know what to expect, but I'm officially going public as a writer and it's daunting.  I'm getting better at the whole 'here's my work, welcome to my imagination' thing, I truly am - but ...  I have GOT to change that tape in my head.  I'm a writer.  I'm an author.  Full Stop.  I have to stop making excuses and just have faith in myself and my ability.  I know I'm no Kathryn Jane, and I also know I'm no Alice Munro.  Who I am is someone who writes a good, relatable story.  And that's something to be bloody proud of too!

Okay, notice what I did there?

I just turned that anxiety around.

It works.  For me, writing does that -whether it be in a physical journal, or just ramblings on a blog - it helps...

Thanks for listening - and if you find yourself with some time to spare tomorrow, come to Lansdowne Mall and see me!!

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