Today was a lovely day for me, and for a group of other people. Today I helped a friend to launch her new book, and poetry collection, her first one. And after I launched her book, another friend asked me to launch her book, which she hopes will be out later this year.
So, a book launcher, what a fine task to perform, to assist a new book person onto bigger and better things, one hopes. The book I launched today is by Colleen Moyne, here are the details. I have many friends who have had poetry collections published by Ginninderra Press, and have one myself, this one.
There was a good crowd, lots of food, and a good and friendly feel to the day. I was sitting with a friend, who I hadn’t seen for a while, and I asked her about her own book that I knew she’d been working on. And lo and behold, after filling me in on details on how things were going, and what her future plans were, she asked me yo launch her own book for her!
I’m assuming this must mean that she feels I did at least a good enough job, and this book launching deal! I spoke some words, (not too many), I read one of the poems, and listened while Colleen read some more of her poems, and then I declared the book launch, much clapping, then food (lots of it!) and the buying of copies of the book. Fun times for sure (and to make it even more delightful, Colleen gave me my own signed copy of her lovely collection!
So being involved in writing groups, writing books and getting them published, being available to other writers, these are all a part of what being a writer is all about. Holding your own book launch, where you and your book are the stars for the day, these are exciting things for sure, but helping your fellow writers is definitely up there in terms of excitement, and good feelings!
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 