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Revenge of the Camera!

Slightly awkward situation. Ewok Em 2

I’ve been asked to provide a recent photo to be published alongside a short story I’ve got coming out soon.
Unfortunately, in the only half-decent photos of me from the last six months, I am dressed up like an Ewok (complete with a spear), wearing a backwards cap or loud pop culture shirt, cuddling my ex-boyfriend (when he wasn’t my ex), or going as Pikachu to my sister’s birthday party.

Apparently, “professional” is not my look.

So, what to do? I’ve attempted the selfie. I manage to squint a lot when I smile. In fact, my eyes are mostly closed even when I know exactly when the photo is going to be taken.

I could ask someone else to take a few pics of me, but I get kind of self-conscious about the whole thing and my smile rarely looks genuine when it’s not. So I could just run with the Ewok shot. I mean, those fuzzy little guys did help overthrow the Empire. That has to win some respect, right?

But it seems to me that photos of authors are usually distinguished black-and-white shots of women sipping wine with one hand curled around a book, or men gazing pensively into the distance. Sometimes writers are captured sitting at their desks, perched over a typewriter, adjusting their spectacles, or patting a cat. Their expressions vary from intense concentration to dream-like trances. Rarely do you see an author beaming, or in costume.

Maybe I could start a trend. Pretty soon every author photo pinned next to work online, or printed on the dust cover of a book, will resemble a Supanova happy-snap. It’ll be a great way to learn about your favourite writers’ interests.

…I may have attached the wrong image to the email I just sent. Instead of the Ewok photo, I must have clicked on the one next to it: me as a Hogwarts’ student.

I look totally ridiculous.

 

Me as a Gryffindor student.
Me as a Gryffindor student.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attack of the Ewok!
Attack of the Ewok!
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The Wandering Tales

Heya,

I realised that I should really explain what The Wandering Tales is all about, so here goes:

The Wandering Tales is a collection of bittersweet short stories I have written concerning lost characters finding their way. At times sad, sarcastic, or funny, these stories don’t always have perfect endings, but they’re really about an individual’s journey. At this stage the collection mostly comprises young-adult relationship dramas, but I am aiming to expand it. (Most of my fantasy and science fiction ideas are being channeled into longer stories, but we’ll see.) Thanks for visiting, and please feel free to have a read. 🙂