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Help A Girl Out With Her Author Headshot

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Some people are naturally photogenic. I am not one of those people. Nor is anyone in my immediate family (sorry guys). The Rubins once made a photographer work harder than a Hooter’s waitress in a prison cafeteria. And the family photo still looked like crap. Talk about a contrast between genetic acceptability in real life and grimaced mutation in still life.

So you can imagine my pleasure in scheduling an appointment for an author headshot. Kind of like scheduling a rectal exam.

Ping! (Image credit: Microsoft Clip Art)

But I did my research. I scoured blogs and websites for advice on author photos. I learned the importance of finding the right photographer, one with experience in the niche. I learned a professional hair-styling and makeup application might be in order. I learned that skimping on excellence to save a few buck risks unsatisfactory and amateur results.

I learned all of these things and more. So what did I do?

I scurried to a J.C. Penney’s portrait studio. I waited for 30 minutes, watching a thirteen-year-old boy watch Bob the Builder. I listened to said boy tell me Bob the Builder was the best show on television, and like an idiot, I nodded.

But once the photographer summoned, the session proved quick and painless. No fuss. No small talk. Just the way I like it.

Unfortunately, once she deleted the mutated grimaces, only a handful of images remained. But within the paltry pile shimmered a few gems. Well, at least a few cubic zirconias. But what to choose, what to choose?

Can you please help me? You’ve helped me place my periods, choose my point of view, pick my books, and decide on dream posts. Why not help choose my headshot?

Here are the choices:

“Koala Carrie.” Aww, shucks that’s sweet.

Is the facial hair too much? How about a fun-loving nature shot instead?

“Field of Dreams Carrie.” I just loves me some grasses.

What? Too Elly May? Oh, you’re right. A serious, maybe even scary, countenance would be better. The book is a medical thriller, after all.

“Gollum Carrie.” Hide your children.

But what about the novel’s science fiction element? Perhaps this final shot makes the most sense.

“Yoda Carrie.” Do, or do not. There is no try.

So there you have it. Help a girl out with her headshot.*

But now I’ve shortchanged you—not a morsel of wisdom in my post. For a serious and informative piece on the subject, see the lovely August McLaughlin’s blog post entitled Mastering Your Author Headshot with Photographer Ken Dapper. Her post covers everything you need to know. Thank goodness for bloggers like her.

What about you? Does the camera love or fear you? Have you taken a professional headshot? Which one should I pick? Do you think I’m prettier than Gollum? On second thought, don’t answer that…

*To see my J.C. Penney’s winner, you’ll have to read my book. Oh, now there’s incentive…

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158 Responses to “Help A Girl Out With Her Author Headshot”

    • Carrie Rubin

      Thanks! Well, out of these choices, I guess Yoda is the winner. But you’ll be happy to know I’ll use a more dignified photo in my actual book.
      :)

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  4. Anastasia

    You’re pretty in every pic I’ve seen of you! Not like me..the instant a pic developed of me the orbiting space station can see how the camera adds eighteen depths of RED to my face. Worse than in real life. I loathe cameras, unless I’m wearing tons of airbrushed foundation. Good luck. (go with the Yoda, it makes you look trustworthy)

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Well, the only pics you’ve seen of me are the couple I’ve put up that are decent, present photos the exception, of course. Gollum is downright scary. But yes, Yoda does have a certain air of worth to him, doesn’t he?
      :)

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  5. idiotprufs

    I find it hard to believe that a woman who has danced naked in front of the
    Amish, is worried about a headshot.

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  6. WomanBitesDog

    Get a professional shot. You won’t regret it .This is a pro one of me – taken by default (a friend’s birthday present). now use it everywhere. Otherwise would only have hideous pictures to use…Yoda is best….

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    • Carrie Rubin

      I’ll keep that in mind for the future. For now I’ll stick with my Penney’s shots. For all three people that read my book.
      :)

      Reply
  7. Chris Biscuits

    ‘Field of Dreams Carrie’ looks like she’s looked up from a picnic for see some rapidly advancing threshing machinery, and that is reason alone for my vote.

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  8. Kourtney Heintz

    I vote for field of dreams Carrie though I expect her to belt out some Debbie Gibson. :) Did you get photos done at JCPenney? How’d they turn out? Will we see them here sometime?

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Debbie Gibson–now there’s a blast from the past. And one probably best kept hidden.
      ;)

      I’m happy with my J.C. Penney’s photos. I had it narrowed down to two, and I went with what the majority of my family thought was best. Yeah, my hair’s not perfect in it, but then again, neither am I and neither is my novel, so it should do just fine.
      :)

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      • Kourtney Heintz

        I’ve been thinking about getting professional author photos. My problem is I change my hair somewhat drastically every 6 months or so. Last summer I was blonde and layered bob, this summer red head shoulder length with bangs. And I seem to be heading toward strawberry blonde for the fall. possibly with side-swept bangs. LOL.I hate the thought of getting pics and then needing new ones. I’ve relied on friends and family to take shots of me at my desk.

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        • Carrie Rubin

          That’s why I’m happy I saved the bucks and just went to J.C. Penney’s. (The photo on my About Me page is one that they took.) Then again, I NEVER change my hair. I will have straight long hair with bangs until someone hauls me out and forces me to cut it. I enjoy a ponytail too much to chop it all off.
          :)

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    • Carrie Rubin

      I was waiting for someone to choose Gollum Carrie, but up until now, no takers. I always knew you were a bit out there.
      ;)

      I’m rather partial to him/her, too.
      :)

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  10. Fay Moore

    Congratulations! I am proud of you and tickled to see you get one big step closer to book release. Of course, I disagree with your self-assessment. I think you are a “hottie” as they say here. You’re sense of humor is wicked — I love you as Yoda! Too funny! I’ll miss your comments.

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  13. i mayfly

    See, I always envisioned you as an Emma Peel, legal enigma type. I particularly see Carrie playfully laser staring at me in http://manologib.com/2009/02/13/the-gentlemans-umbrella/ but with perhaps a magician’s assistant prop instead of the umbrella?

    Maybe on the second book?

    Having seen a lot of authors come through our doors, it is sometimes jarring the disconnect between the stills we get for advertising and the reality of the person in front of you. Good news: if the book is engaging and/or the person can sell it, NO BODY is going to be flipping to the jacket to look at an author pic…no body that counts that is. ;-) Congrats on the gentle edits; you’re getting CLOSER!

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Oh, poo, that link didn’t work for me. But I think a magician’s assistant prop is a good idea. Or how about an actual magician’s assistant. That would be new…

      I may be one of those people where the photo and the real thing aren’t always the same. I don’t even want to think about what that says about me. Maybe Mr. Nasty Pants sneaks into the camera’s range at the last minute.
      :)

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        • Carrie Rubin

          Oh, good grief, the last thing I need is a 30-second author video clip. I’m heading for the hills on that one!

          And yes, I think the umbrella would add a touch of class, as long as my photo doesn’t look like Danny DeVito’s instead.
          :)

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  14. twistingthreads

    My mom was always losing camera lenses; personally, I think they just up and ran away when they realized her choice of subject. So, yes, I’m a member of The Camera Hates Me Club. I do the photographer a favor now and run away before the camera revolts on its own.

    Don’t these agents and editors realize that many of us still want the quiet anonymity of a writer? Is it, for instance, possible to say no to having a picture on the jacket of one’s book? If I ever a) finish my book, and b) sell my book, I think I’ll go to a make-up artist before the photo shoot and ask them to make me look mangled. They’ll either think twice about the photo or no one will recognize me. Mwahaha…ha?

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Mangled, huh? I like it!

      Actually, I didn’t have to submit a photo, but everything I’ve read has told me I should. Gives a face to the story, or something like that.

      And for those of us who aren’t in love with cameras, our lives became much more difficult with the emergence of smart phones, didn’t they?
      :)

      Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  15. Polly Robinson

    Yay to the good ed! Hooray for bits and bobs only! Boo, ya, sucks to ‘likes’ rather than (funny) comments – but hey, we all have to do that sometimes …

    So pleased re book, want to read it right now but will curb impatience as would like it with odd ends sorted.

    Love all photos – especially round mouth on last three, my kind of pics :D

    Fab blog as ever, what a great way with words you have.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Thanks, Polly. Made my day to hear that.
      :)

      And yes, I was sorting out “odds and ends” late into the night. It becomes a bit of an adrenalin rush, and I just want to keep going until I’m all the way through the book. But then I remind myself, sleep is important as is sanity.

      Thanks for coming by. I always enjoy your comments.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Yeah, she’s just purty as a picture, ain’t she? By golly, Curly Carly, thanks for coming by. Jed and me appreciate it.
      ;)

      And you’re probably too young to get that reference. I guess I’m not doing myself any favors by impersonating Elly May from “The Beverly Hillbillies.” Reruns, I assure you.
      ;)

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  18. Pink Ninjabi

    YodaCarrie! LOVE it! My fave! Also because Lego Star Wars on the XBox with a five year old is how I spend my weekends, and I will definitely think of you everytime I see Yoda! :D

    Pink.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Oh, boy, would my sons LOVE you. They are trying to get me to play Star Wars on the Playstation 3, but I refuse, as I know they’ll just kill me off and laugh at me. (Actually, I told them I’d take them on when this editing flurry is over.)
      :)

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  19. Stacie Chadwick

    Your head shot will be fantastic. JC Penny’s is to head shots what Maker’s Mark is to sanity. Congrats on the book moving forward…can’t wait to read it!

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  20. Subtlekate

    I did modelling to work my way through medicine. It’s boring and often painful work where photographers and god complexes go hand in hand. Oh the memories. Someone pass me a donut.

    I don’t think you can go past Yoda, or more correctly, Yoda go past you can’t :)

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  21. gdkonstantine

    Once again, a very insightful post… even if you didn’t mean it to be. Whatever photo you’ll pick, I hope it captures your fantastic character. (Or, go with Yoda Carrie.)

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  22. butimbeautiful

    Just when I think you’re going to be serious…you come out with a Gollum headshot!! No, seriously, I like the koala, but then I would, being Aussie. The camera hates me, for the record. And I hate it. So there!

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    • Carrie Rubin

      I actually thought of you when I put the Koala one up. No, really, I did! Because of the Aussie connection–not because I think you look like a Koala bear.
      ;)

      And I’m glad to see we feel the same about cameras.
      :)

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Ha ha–an image of me in a metal bikini would be worth it just to use it as a horror-tactic on my kids. They mess up, I show them mom’s Leia picture. That will set them right, and quick!

      Thanks for the comment.
      :)

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  25. whiteladyinthehood

    Good Luck with your book. That sounds so exciting. I love your wit! I bet your picture for the book will be beautiful. (lmao at the above pics – I’m going with the Field of Dreams Carrie) and I hate getting my photo taken.
    (I would definitely buy your book!!!)

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    • Carrie Rubin

      It seems to be a show-down between Field of Dreams Carrie and Yoda Carrie, but I think Yoda’s in the lead.
      ;)

      Thanks for your words of encouragement about my book. I appreciate it. It’s all new to me but such a fun ride. And it’s nice to know I have a few readers lined up.
      :)

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  26. Perfecting Motherhood

    I can’t wait to see which photo you’re going to pick for your gravatar! I like the Yoda look but I would have loved to see Princess Leia, maybe even Wonder Woman. The Gollum look is freaky. I’m so glad I’m always the one behind the camera. My kids often make a lot of crunched faces for the camera but once in a while I’ll manage a natural shot.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Good idea–I could use one of those as my Gravatar image. Then again, that might push my attempted balance between professionalism and humor too much on the goofy side. But perhaps I’m there already…

      Some of my kids worst photos are when they try to smile. Catching them in spontaneous laughter is the best. They’ve got their mother’s camera-phobic genes.
      :)

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  28. jotsfromasmallapt

    You’re worried about the head shot? I’m worried there won’t be enough cakes and sweets at your book signing party! …we are all invited, aren’t we??????

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  29. 4amWriter

    I really can’t decide. Is there any way you can do a combination of all of them? That really might be your best choice. :)

    I am not a great at posing for pics, I always think my smile looks practiced and stiff. It would work better for me if a photographer secretly took photos of me when I’m not looking. I bet there would be some real doozies that way, lol.

    Your journey is very exciting. Good luck with the rewrite!

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you!

      My kids like to take photos of me when I’m unaware. Believe me, you got it right when you used the word “doozies.” And then they like to text the worst ones to my brother, so he can enjoy them, too. Don’t we love our children?

      Maybe I should go with all four images. It could be a surprise which one a reader gets…
      ;)

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  30. jmmcdowell

    I vote for Yoda Carrie!

    Head shots. Shiver. There’s a reason I hide behind sunglasses in my gravatar. I think I look fine and normal in person, but there are very few photos of me that I like. People tell me I’m hypercritical that way. I might need to go the professional route if I ever reach this point. :)

    I’m looking forward to your book’s release date, so be sure you remember to tell us when it is! :)

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    • Carrie Rubin

      It’s funny–because today I read two entries on author photos, where they thought maybe the professional session was overkill. So hopefully, my “semi” professional session will be fine.
      :)

      And yes, somehow I bet I’ll let it slip out on my blog when my actual release date is.
      ;)

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  31. Chrystal

    I like the one in the grass personally. Of course, it could be because I grew up in the country and I’d *like* to like the outside. I just really don’t. You should get one taken while mid-laugh. I love those photos. I think they are so much more authentic. And it’s especially awesome if you write about dark topics. Wouldn’t it be awesome if Stephen King were laughing in his author photo?

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    • Carrie Rubin

      I think a laughing photo would be great, but I’d probably end up looking like a hyena. Even my laugh face isn’t photogenic.
      ;)

      But I agree–natural faces look better in photos.

      And I like the outdoors as long as it’s bug- and reptile-free.
      :)

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  32. char

    Great shots! So hard to decide! But, I am a nerdy Star Wars fan, so am partial to the Yoda shot. I keep thinking I should do the dang head shot, but probably dread it more than you. Maybe I could do a Princess Leia shot, with those bun things over my ears. Yeah! I might even get excited about that.

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  34. Smaktakula

    Good luck with your edits and rewrite. The day is coming!

    As far as your author headshots, without question, go with the Koala. Not only is that the cutest of the abominations, but might help with sales in Australia and NZ.

    Despite my movie-star good-looks, I am only semi-photogenic. Some of my photos turn out beautifully, others make me look like a mouth-breathing halfwit.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      How lucky for you to have “movie-star good-looks.” But didn’t we all suspect it? As for Koala Carrie, you’re right, it might expand my sales possibilities. Such a thinker, you are.

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  35. Valentine Logar

    Very good! I hate photos. I am the photographer of the family to prevent photos of me showing up anywhere. But I did like yours!

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Yes, I end up being behind the camera much more than in front of it, so much so that every now and then I have to hand the camera duties over to my husband, just so my kids will actually have a picture or two of me when they’re older.
      :)

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  36. Candice L Davis

    No advice on headshots, but I feel your pain on the manuscript edits. Even with a terrific editor (or especially with a terrific editor), the rewrites can be daunting. Good luck!

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  37. starlaschat

    I’m excited for you! I’m glad you are OK with the changes and nothing too tramitic went down. Happy re-writting.
    Not a big fan of getting my picture taken but lately I’ve tried to relax a little bit on that because today it seem where ever you go everyones got a camera. I’ve been to a few family functions and it’s like the poparotsie when taking photos of kids or family gathering makes me laugh as the flash’s are going off pop, pop, pop. I’d rather take photos of nature for the most part. :+) Oh well. Congratualtions on plugging away on your dream, may it go smootly from here.

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  39. August McLaughlin

    And thank goodness for bloggers like YOU! Thanks for the awesome shout out, Carrie, and for this post. You are so darn entertaining—and adorable, even with Koala ears. :)

    Honestly, I hated head shots at first, even though I love working with cameras and had done so professionally for years. It’s very different being yourself and “posing” for the lens. I much prefer the natural, candid shots, which makes choosing the right photographer crucial. We should feel comfortable talking and moving and daydreaming during the shoot, not standing nervously with a fake perma-grin. Posing seldom looks natural.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      You’re right–posing seldom looks natural. After reading your post when it first came out, I had the best intentions of doing my author headshot right. But time slipped away, and I’m pretty down-to-earth when it comes to stuff like that, so I just headed to the old J.C. Penney’s. And actually, it turned out okay. No, my hair’s not perfect in it, but neither am I, so I think it will do.
      :)

      Thanks for dropping by!

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  40. annewoodman

    Yoda Carrie, for sure.

    An author head shot sounds like a totally fear-inducing experience. I’ve seen so many good ones, and I always wonder how they take such good shots! You’ll have to post some real ones as it gets closer to publication day.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      I narrowed it down to two–the only two acceptable ones. After input from my family, I sent the chosen photo to my publisher. Now it’s all over but the crying.
      :)

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  41. Diane Henders

    I’m still shuddering at koala Carrie. That’s just evil.

    But I’m glad I’m not the only one who suffers through photo sessions. When I had my head shot done, the photographer took over 200 pictures. Three were marginally acceptable. I considered it a success – I was afraid my freakish grimaces would break her expensive camera.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      After reading your post and some other entries I found where people had to pose forever for zillions of shots, I’m starting to think my J.C. Penney’s choice wasn’t so bad. And really, it’s just a picture. I guess the practical side of me doesn’t get too worked up about it.
      :)

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  42. Elliot

    You want to use the second one, although the Yoda one might be good for reserve.

    I tend to be taking the photos more often than not, so I get annoyed that I’m not in enough of them. The irony being my wife and I don’t enjoy the photos too much. My son is currently very photogenic. I know parents say this about their young children, but at the moment he is definitely very cute. We get too many comments to know it is not just us. Hopefully he will stay that way :)

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    • Carrie Rubin

      I don’t say that about my children…

      Well, okay, I do have some pretty cute pics of them when they were young, and even now that they’re older. I think the horror comes into play when we’re trying to choreograph our best shot together. Scary, scary times.

      And yes, there are far more pictures of my husband and kids in our photo albums than there are of me. Which suits me fine…

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      • Elliot

        My boy has big eyelashes, and big cheeks. I’m not sure how that will work out in an adult face. When people say he’s cute, I say that’s because he looks like his dad. It gets a laugh if nothing else.

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  43. Lynn Schneider

    In the past ten years I have had one photo taken of me that I feel is decent. I have photoshopped it and altered it to the point where it resembles me not one iota, which is a good thing. Filters and photoshop! Those are the answer. I like the Ellie Mae shot.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      I really need to get Photoshop. That might solve all of my problems. As for filters, I don’t even know what those are. Glad I am not alone in my disdain of being in front of the camera.
      :)

      Reply
  45. writerwendyreid

    Those pictures are just…precious. Glad there are only some small edits to do and yes, perfectly understandable that you can’t be as active. Your book has to come first. I check my email everyday for your new posts but their you aren’t posting everyday or I’m not always getting the emails. Your blog is one of my favorite to visit. :-)

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Thanks, Wendy! That’s so nice to hear. I only post twice a week. I can’t keep up with much more, and I don’t think I should be bothering folks more than that, anyway.
      :)

      I was really relieved with the edits. It still takes time to go through, but at least there are no major overhauls. Then again, I already did that a couple years ago based on a previous manuscript critique. Wasn’t fun but was definitely needed.
      :)

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      • writerwendyreid

        Twice a week is good. Is your book going to be available as an ebook as well or just in print? I hope I can afford it because I’d love to read it. :-)

        Reply
        • Carrie Rubin

          It will be e-book with a POD option for print copies. I think my publisher’s e-books run from $4-7, sometimes less, though I’m not sure what mine will be. Is all very strange to think about. I can’t wait to see what they come up with for cover art.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      That’s looking to be the general consensus, though Field of Dreams Carrie has her supporters. I guess I’ll save her for the next one…

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  47. El Guapo

    Congratulations on being up to needing an author shot!
    How about a black silhouette?
    Preserve the mystery and save on styling procedures.

    Hey, it worked for Hitchcock…

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Now that may be the best idea yet! In fact, even better, I could just leave the whole space blank. It could be very new age–I’d tell readers to inject their own image of me, so as not to disrupt their pre-conceived images.

      And thanks for the congrats. It’s a bit hard to believe I’m finally at that point.
      :)

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  49. Madame Weebles

    I’m partial to the Field of Dreams shot, Carrie, but they’re all keepers. I also like your Gravatar photo very much. Nevertheless, I share your pain about having your taken. I am not a photogenic person, which is I have no photos of me anywhere on or near my blog.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Yes, they are keepers, aren’t they? I may blow up the Gollum one and hang it on my front door. Should keep unwanted visitors away.

      I’ve always hated getting my photo taken, which is probably why I’m usually making funny faces in them. Harder to identify me…

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  50. sheilapierson

    I vote for Yoda Carrie – I really like Yoda :) Congrats on your manuscript! Isn’t it wonderful that you don’t have anything major to have to revise?

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  51. frederick anderson

    Sorry, but I think ‘Koala Carrie’ is faintly sinister – there’s something in that smile to suggest you might be partial to a little more than just eucalyptus leaves. Yoda Carrie might intensify your editing problems, though there’s nothing wrong with a ‘Bob the Builder’ fan that a little light sabre application couldn’t cure. Gollum? Definitely not – unless….no, maybe better not to go there.

    Field of Dreams definitely. Always good to have plenty of grass available.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      If I read between the lines of your comment properly, I am an evil Kaola bear who must take a light sabre to the ridiculous teenage boy who thought “Bob the Builder” was the best show on television (I really hope he was kidding), all while smoking weed. So intuitive you are!
      ;)

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  52. Lux

    The sci-fi geek in my heart is hoping terribly for the yoda!Carrie or the gollum!Carrie headshoots to be the winning result.

    On a side note: I am only photogenic when I take upwards of 20 pictures of myself and apply a filter. If I let anyone else near the camera, I am doomed.

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Yoda Carrie seems to be raking in the votes. Everyone has such a soft spot for the little fellow…

      I envy people who light up an image. Some people were just meant to have their photos taken. And video taping? Ick. There’s a reason I’m always the one behind the camera.

      Thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate it!

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  53. David Stewart

    The Yoda Carrie is quite adorable, although since it’s a medical thriller, maybe make it a lightsaber scalpel. Hey, I’d buy it just for the author photo. :)

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  54. Sword-chinned bitch

    I’m exciting about your book wrapping up and can’t wait to read it! Carrie, I love all of your headshots! I never liked having my picture taken, but I would totally have appreciated them more in the past if I had known how hard it would be to accept the older images of me these days. I have to remind myself “Well dear, you ARE 49. How else do you expect to photograph?” :( Good luck with the book project Carrie!

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    • Carrie Rubin

      Thank you! And yes, now that I’m older, I should have appreciated my earlier photos more. Then again, they were full of horrible decade-specific hairstyles and big glasses.

      Don’t even get me started on video cameras…

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  55. Fish Out of Water

    As you can see by my photo I get a little testy when someone wants to snap a picture of me. All I need is a can of tuna, though, and all is well.

    Reply
    • Carrie Rubin

      Oh, man, why didn’t I think of that?! I should have brought a can of tuna with me. Then all would have been well…

      Thanks for stopping by.
      :)

      Reply
  56. Brigitte

    Carrie, first of all I think your gravitar shot is most excellent. I used to be kind of photogenic, now not so much. Don’t know what happened and I’ve had professional ones taken when I worked in a particular profession. Makeup, filters and all that helped immensely. I prefer the Field of Dreams Carrie above, but perhaps add a pair of glasses and a cup of coffee (or martini) so you look more writerly, tortured and a little crazy. You know, like a writer. :D

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    • Carrie Rubin

      See? I should’ve had you nearby while I was getting my photo taken. You could’ve supplied all of the right props to help me achieve that crazy look. Then I’d have an image to match my written words.
      :)

      By the way, if you notice, my Gravatar image turned out hazy on my iPhone. Which is probably a good thing…

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  57. clownonfire

    Carrie,
    Perhaps Bob the Builder was not the right show for you?

    Seriously. Would you like Le Clown to accompany you to your headshot and make things alright?
    Le Very Benevolent Clown

    Reply

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