On November 7th, I attended my first ever book release party for a book called Spin the Sky by Jill MacKenzie. It took place in this tiny little coffee shop in my town, and a lot of people ended up showing up. I don't know what I expected, considering I had never been to a book release party before, but somehow this met all of my expectations. There was wine, beer, and food available for guests, and even books from the author to be purchased for signing. Being my first ever book release party, I convinced my mom to buy me the book, and afterwords, I got it signed by Jill herself. I even got the honor of being introduced to Jill by my teacher, who was good friends with her.
My creative writing teacher was there, along with some students from my creative writing class. My teacher introduced me as a now-published poet (because of my publication in Kaleo Journal) to actual published poets and authors from all over the area. I was so nervous, especially because of my anxiety, but overall, I was honored. She bragged about me to everyone there, telling them I was one of her top students in the class, and even talked about my recent publication and how happy she was for me. The whole thing was like something you'd see in a movie, and part of it felt that way too -- almost unreal, in a way, like you weren't really there. Everyone was standing, drinking, and talking for the most part, and 2 out of the 3 I don't do. So you could see how I was kind of forced out of my comfort zone a bit. Despite this, however, I really enjoyed the event. Talking to other published poets and writers made me feel like I belonged there somehow, and seeing other people from my class made me feel more comfortable being there. I have yet to start reading Jill's book, Spin the Sky, but from what I've heard and from the reviews I've seen online, it seems like an incredible read. Once I do read it, though, I'll make sure to do review on it for sure. To check out Jill's book, Spin the Sky, on Amazon, click here. To find out more about Jill, as well as her social media, head over to her website!
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