tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post115305343540361457..comments2023-07-04T22:09:51.208+08:00Comments on Tropic Temper: Who am I really?Glenda Larkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1153144184638793722006-07-17T21:49:00.000+08:002006-07-17T21:49:00.000+08:00Ok, youve convinced me!!Thanks for all the input.....Ok, youve convinced me!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the input...see next post.Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1153139230561285852006-07-17T20:27:00.000+08:002006-07-17T20:27:00.000+08:00Anghara has a point, you know, about background.A ...Anghara has a point, you know, about background.<BR/>A stone wall, a ruined temple in the jungle, as a background for the word wizard?<BR/>In other words, anything that might suggest a connection with your plots and reinforce your projection of authority and intelligence.<BR/>You look very interesting as it is, the sort of person one wants to listen to - wisdom, experience - but a different background would improve that image.Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1153129378941715862006-07-17T17:42:00.000+08:002006-07-17T17:42:00.000+08:00I don't think a photo adds much to my feel for an ...I don't think a photo adds much to my feel for an author's personality - maybe seeing them in real life, when they're moving and talking might, but not a jacket photo.<BR/><BR/>Although an exception might be that one of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett for Good Omens...wasn't that set in a graveyard?<BR/><BR/>Maybe as Anghara says, a setting that says something about you might be better, if you have to have a photo? But anyway, I agree with what you've said and like that you're not doing the airbrush model thing, Glenda!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1153128620134757042006-07-17T17:30:00.000+08:002006-07-17T17:30:00.000+08:00David is right. And I'll add that nothing we see o...David is right. And I'll add that nothing we see of Ms. Larke is really her - from the surname (changed from the supposedly difficult Noramly) - through the photo to the words in the book. But all of these things humanise the work.<BR/><BR/>If Mr. Egan doesn't want us to know anything about him, he probably shouldn't write.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, Glenda. At least they've asked for a photo of you. None of my publishers have dared put a photo of me on any of my books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1153105078780897172006-07-17T10:57:00.000+08:002006-07-17T10:57:00.000+08:00I know some authors don't think their personality ...I know some authors don't think their personality should have anything to do with their writing at all, like the reclusive Greg Egan. <BR/><BR/>But I think its natural to want to know something about authors we read. And I think its natural for that to include knowing what they look like. YOu can tell a lot about a person from what they look like (human brains are optimised for it).<BR/><BR/>I'd think of it, rather than assessing your physical beauty (which would, of course, be silly as you say), think of it as someone deciding whether of nor they would like to have a long conversation with you on short acquaintance (which, of course, can mean physical beauty for the shallow, but probably doesn't for your readers) - try to look good company and interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1153095980978928192006-07-17T08:26:00.000+08:002006-07-17T08:26:00.000+08:00Y'know, I don't think any of us buys books on the ...Y'know, I don't think any of us buys books on the strength of the author's appearance, but publishers seem to *think* we do; hence their preference for glam. OTOH, maybe it's just my perception that they have a preference for glam...<BR/><BR/>It's nice to know you wear your "battle scars" proudly, Glenda. Go Glenda. Go all ladies of maturity and wisdom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1153079387598399992006-07-17T03:49:00.000+08:002006-07-17T03:49:00.000+08:00You're right, of course, and with someone whose st...You're right, of course, and with someone whose strength lies in words it is less than infinitesimally important what they look like - the best storytellers might turn out to be lepers or be victims of bad burns in childhood or whatever but that does not affect in the least the kind of story that they can enchant with.<BR/><BR/>It matters not a whit what you look like.<BR/><BR/>I have yet to buy any book, ever, based on the fact that the author looks like Sean Connery or Francesca Annis. It is the words, it is the *story*, that matter(s). <BR/><BR/>I admire your mettle in sending them your true self (the Faerie might find that a dangerous thing to do, eh?...) but having said all the above and in YOUR PARTICULAR CASE I still think that you should go something less formal-portraitish, something with the jungle where you spend your non-fantasy-writing days as a backdrop, perhaps, or at least a suggestion of that jungle - or at the very least, a darker background, because with that lovely halo of white hair you are currently doing a wonderful job of disappearing into the background of your photo. WHich might be your intention, for all I know - I'm just sayin'.<BR/><BR/>I'm not suggesting retouching, you know. Just a slightly.... different approach.<BR/><BR/>Of course, you're probably sick of the whole thing by now *grin* so take ALL of this with a grain of salt...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com