How to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone (From a Bona Fide Scaredy Cat)

A couple months ago, I received an email inviting me to read and talk about my book, We Are Fungi, at a local elementary school​. At first, I was flattered and excited they wanted ​​me ​to read ​my book. But within seconds, my thoughts switched to: “Oh no, I can’t do that. I’ve never done an author visit, and have no idea how to. I should say no until I…