Fifteen Minute Radio Surprise
Posted by brendahill on September 7, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009, is the big day: my broadcast on Don McCauley’s radio program, The Authors Show. For those of us on the West Coast, it begins Wednesday the 9th of September at 9pm. (PST)
I’m eager to listen, yet anxious at the same time. I have no memory of what Don said or asked, much less what my answers were. We chatted briefly before the show went live, and I remember thinking it wasn’t so bad, but when he told me to hang on, that he was going to introduce me, everything changed in a heartbeat. I heard his professional voice announce me and my mouth went dry. My heart pounded frantically, and I hoped I’d be able to articulate words rather than squeak. I hoped I’d remember my own name. Thank God it wasn’t a TV show. I’m sure I would’ve stopped production with my glassy deer-in-the-headlights stare.
But Don is a professional and knew how to draw me out. At least I talked. About what, I have no idea, because when the program was over, I remember thinking I hadn’t talked much about my book, didn’t give my website, and I don’t think I even told the listeners where to buy my book. I only remember Don’s surprise when I mentioned I loved doing revisions. That’s the only thing from the fifteen minutes I do remember, so the broadcast will be a surprise to me as well as to those of you who listen.
I only hope it’s a good surprise.
