Horan reflects on getting her novel published

Horan hasn’t quite been able to grasp the fact that Rolling Hills has been published.

“I have many emotions,” Horan said. “It’s really weird. I don’t think I’ve fully processed it, and I don’t think I will until Saturday when I see people actually holding it. It’s just so weird to me, especially after I saw the number of how many people had bought it.” 

Horan previously hosted a book signing at Ovation Theatre Company on Saturday, October 30. With over 5,000 followers on Instagram and over 23,000 followers on Tik Tok, Horan has accumulated a large following that supports her in all of her accomplishments, especially in getting her book published. 

“It was kind of insane and I just can’t really believe that people actually get to read it after it being only mine for so long,” Horan said.

By expressing her excitement about the event through her social media platforms, many of Horan’s followers will be attending to show their support. When her followers told her that they were coming to get their books signed, she was very excited.

“I know that a bunch of my random followers are coming that I didn’t even know existed and they were like ‘wow! I can’t even believe you live so close, that’s so cool,’” Horan said. “Some people that have been following me since January are going to come and it’s going to be so cool.”

Horan said that she “enjoys connecting with people” and one of the “coolest” things that has ever happened to her was meeting such incredible people online. 

After having her book released, however, Horan expressed how she feels “separated from her readers because she can’t be there to see people’s reactions to it.”

 “It’s a little bit different than if you had a movie or a song coming out, because there’s something physical you can listen to,” Horan said. “Whereas when you have a book, you feel so separate from other people reading it. It’s not me, it’s the work of art I made, so it’s just so weird knowing that people are reading the words I wrote and liking it.”