While my latest story technically releases tomorrow, we held the launch party for it at Sassafras on Sutton–a wonderful bookstore in Black Mountain, NC–yesterday.
While I regularly speak in front of groups ranging from 10 to 200 for my job, talking about MY book to a group including MY friends is a whole other kettle of fish.
At events like this I don’t get nervous about speaking but I do wonder if people will come. Will they enjoy themselves? Will they buy books? Are people just humoring me?!? (Or worse, NOT humoring me!)
But when I stood up in front of the groups and started sharing about Thurmond, WV, and this latest story (which I LOVE) all of those doubts melted away and I just had a really good time. And people DID buy books. And if they were humoring me at least it also benefited a really great local business.
PLUS, Carson, one of the store employees invented a drink just for my launch. Check out the sign pictured–yes, she drew a train on the board! I had one and it was delicious. An apple spice herbal tea sweetened with a froth of whole milk. Yum!
I’ll get to give my launch talk again at the Upshur County Public Library in my hometown of Buckhannon, WV, on Thursday, November 21, at 5:30 p.m. If you live in that area I hope you’ll come make it as much fun as this first one!
Congratulations on another great looking book, Sarah. Wish I could come to your book launch talk. Have fun.
We still need to have an event together!
Wish I could have been there. I love this book. I know all authors worry about their new book babies, but you have nothing to fear. It’s wonderful.
Thank you for boosting my confidence!
Congrats on another book launched! Looking forward to reading it.
So happy to be in your TBR stack!
Nov 21st CANNOT get here fast enough!!! See you soon!! You are my VERY FAV Author~Thks to my ❤️‘ing
Aunt Mary!! I miss her SO much:)
Plus your SPECIAL Dad~Larry!! 🙂
Excited to see you, too! And the plan is to have Dad there as well.
Here is to happy launching!
So far, so good!