The Writing Ring 

Ever since I got to the point where I knew that this book was really happening, that it was really going to be in print and I would be able to sell copies of it - I wanted to have a launch party for it. I wanted a small intimate party with friends and family, like a stepping stone before my book started to be purchased and read and critiqued by strangers. It is a very, very strange feeling to release your first creative work. It was like sharing my diary with t he world becau