I struggle with public speaking–not the act of it as much as the motivation and confidence to do it.  My voice shakes.  I get anxious.  And too warm.

But anyway, I’m back from a beautiful weekend at the Southern Writers’ Symposium at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC.  Where I spoke.  Publicly.  And it was a blast.  My voice shook.  I got anxious.  And too warm.  And it was still a blast.