photo shoot – pamelascanepa

I like the fact that most of Stephen King’s author photos include him wearing a t-shirt and sometimes a leather jacket. They don’t always shows his pants, but I assume they are jeans except for the one photo I saw with him in a tux. He is a good example of what the author business is really about. It is about the writer being a good writer, and I am aspiring to that. It doesn’t matter that my hair can’t be symmetrical!

Seriously, I have no business wearing a power suit for my author photos. It is just not me. I wore those briefly as a retail manager in the 1990s, at a time when I could still wear heels and pantyhose didn’t make me feel claustrophobic. I also had a better waistline. Twenty years later, sciatica sometimes bites (as well as robbing me of comfortable sleep), and I am not built like I used to be. I also believe, in all my earned wisdom, that I deserve to be comfortable. So, here are my most current author photos. Sarah at Pace Photography did a great job, and we went to shadier spots when the sunlight and greenery made my eyes water; that’s also when we decided on some cool looks or fun shots. We battled the eye bags and puffiness as well as my allergies. The right lighting was everything. Her pricing was quite reasonable! This is who I am now. My author photos were last taken in 2016; my hair was darker and longer and I look a bit different now. Time to show the world, this is who I am, please read my book! 🙂

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Welcome to my Weekend Coffee Share, where dreams run rampant and reality competes for equal coverage. The Coffee Share is hosted by Allison at http://eclecticali.wordpress.com and takes place every week. Grab your favorite beverage and join me, I know I sure needed coffee this morning!

My week was busy and packed with meetings as well as at least two nights late at work. We’re getting toward the end of first quarter, testing is happening next week, and I’ve volunteered for a low-paying leadership opportunity at my school, mostly because no one else wanted to do it. I may talk more on this later, but not right now. It’s time for the fun stuff.

No, not the grading I did this morning before getting my hair done, and not the sciatica that robbed me of early morning sleep. 😦 I had an appointment to get author photos today after my hair appointment and lunch. I wasn’t sure I could pull it off after the lost sleep and the resulting eye bags, but I wore real mascara for ththe first time in years, slapped on some extra foundation, and got going

The photographer was a friend I taught with last year. She seems knowledgeable and had lots of ideas for poses. We even did a few casual/fun ones! The author headshots don’t show my jeans, so when they come out, just forget what you know. 🙂 Here’s one of the casual ones (I rather like the shadows) :).

There is more on the author front, such as the release of my novel, Detours in Time in audiobook! I also worked a little on the paperback of From Bedlam to Ben, because my students are asking about my writing. I think that’s a good one for teens with identity crises. I also owe Malachi some editing time sometime soon. I still think I can make an April release!

Speaking of owing someone some quality time, my boyfriend and I are going to an open-mic comedy night, I’m taking my dog to the dog park tomorrow, and my son and I had some conversation at dinner last night. That felt good. He has a new job, is getting more responsibility, and is getting home later as well. Such is life. Enjoy every little moment, and I do.