Yay! Last Post Of The Semester!

Well, UW Sheb Luce was asking for submissions, be it art, short stories, poems or what not. So I submitted a song I had published in my second book Jackie Reaper, called "Siren's Song." It was accepted and published in their literary magazine for the spring. Luce also had a reading being done at Paradigm this past Thursday. I agreed to do a reading of my song. A friend from class showed up to cheer me on. They did a good job. My first time doing a public speaking thing like this I didn't know what to expect. Some how or another I was asked if I would be the first to read! I said okay. If you remember from an earlier post I mentioned my stagefright, and this is me forcing myself to get over it. Also, since I am so bad at marketing I plugged my two books before the reading as well. So I was the first up and it seemed surreal (and I hate that word) but I was looking at the audience and even though I saw them it was like they weren't even there, like I was invisible and they just happened to be looking in my direction. My eyes scanned the crowd as I plugged my books, but I never made eye contact that I was aware of. Then I started to sing, I wasn't even really that nervous. I tried to make eye contact with the crowd, but soon lost myself in my own song and the words I was singing. Pretty soon I was just singing and I was the only one there. Just me and the words in front of me. The song done I gathered my books and went back to my seat. Enjoying the rest of the evening with my friend and the others who were doing thier own readings from their own submissions. The ice broken now, I may go to Paradigm for their open mic every third sunday of the month, and try to plug my book some more. Yay! Last post of the semester!