Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Category: Public Speaking

  • #1 Fear Banished

    Among my many phobias, I’ve conquered only one. But it’s a biggie. The #1 ranked fear shared by so many: fear of public speaking. I hated presenting in college and high school, suffered through speech classes, shuddered to even introduce myself in a group. That’s why I’m a writer. I work alone, communicate easily online, love my…

  • Public Performance Tonight

    Tonight marks my final public speaking performance, at least for now. Last Thursday, I got to the library not knowing what to expect. My life is pretty full, so I didn’t have time to go in and check out my speaker’s space early. I know what my library looks like. It’s spacious and gorgeous and only a few…

  • Everything Changes

    Change is the only thing that never changes. Just when I think I’ve got my life all planned out, a new phase ready to go, everything changes. Everything I thought I had figured out gets tested, and some of my plans go comically awry. Like my plan, after I wrote my book, to quit teaching…

  • About the Library

    Finally met in person the fabulous Cindy LaFerle, who I have known for months via the internet. She invited me to be on a panel of writers and editors free and open to the public for the writer’s series she hosts as Writer-in-Residence at the Royal Oak Public Library. It was the perfect way to get my feet…

  • A New Path Opens

    I am a writer because it is something I can do all alone. Writing is a satisfying way to be apart from other people. I’m no hermit, but I’m a bit of an introvert and I need a lot of quiet time at home to feel okay when I do eventually wander out into the world.…