Reversal of fortune

While doing some book promotion last Friday, I unexpectedly landed in the proverbial hot seat. And believe me - it had nothing to do with the fact that it was 90 degrees in my house.
It happened during an interview for a podcast with Eat Sleep Write host Adam Scull. Even though Adam asked all of the right questions about my background, my memoir and the challenges associated with writing Truth Be Told: Adam Becomes Audrey, I had a tough time answering them. In fact, I felt completely unprepared -- and unsettled.
The more I tried to relax, the more I stumbled. The more that happened, the more annoyed I got. I didn't understand why this was so hard. After all, as reporter for more than 20 years I made a living interviewing people. This wasn't my first time being interviewed, either. I aced my on-camera interview for the episode of A Wedding Story that featured my nuptials all those years ago. This interview should have been just as easy.
Sensing my frustration, Adam -- who began our video chat by sharing some tips for a successful podcast -- stopped recording and gave me some more advice to help me settle down.
With my confidence restored, we re-recorded some of the earlier questions and answers before moving on to new ones. And by the time we finished the second "take," Adam seemed pleased with the results.
"This will be fairly easy to edit," he said. "Once you got going, you did very well."
Until next time, "That's life..."