So if you have to blame somebody, blame Natalie Sin. Come on, it’s easy. I blame her all of the time! My daughter is so into dancing boys in bunny suits, now. Thanks to Sin herself, I may be raising a Furry. But I digress.
We were talking about online personas and how we want our authors and artists to be informative, approachable, and yet mysterious. Natalie commented that writers should all wear masks. And that sparked my muse.
I love masks. They’re designed to conceal. They’re designed to enhance. They’re sexy, mysterious, and a bit ominous. They can be playful. They can be whimsical. They can be dark.
Take it a step deeper. We all wear masks. How many people know who we truly are? Doesn’t “who we truly are” change with each person that we’re with? But that is a different discussion for a different day.
I would like all of us as writers and artists to take a picture of ourselves in some sort of mask. It can be a literal mask, and actually that would be preferable because wouldn’t that just be fantastic?? But it can be any other type of mask. I don’t care if you draw a picture of yourself, create something digitally, or put a paper bag on your head. I would just like a picture of you in a mask, a blurb about your work, and permission to run it. I’ll run a picture a week and spotlight you. This will give you an opportunity to be creative and also to promote your work somewhere besides your own site, and it will satiate my craving for the mysterious and delightful.
Besides, masked people are hot.
Feel free to email your pictures and blurbs to me at mercedesyardley(at)gmail(dot)com. Make your pics as simple or dramatic as you want, but keep them G-rated, please. I don’t want to be clawing out my eyes at my own site. Rock on!
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Ha! Imagining myself with a paper bag over my head and how people will think, “There you go, she’s finally lost it.”
Wonderful idea, Mercedes. Maybe I could find a mask with a red wig. 😉
Time to start surfing. Wow, living here makes that take on a whole new meaning. I wonder if I should take a lesson or two… Great, now I digress! I’ll blame you. Somebody has to!
Anyway, I will start searching the internet for a mask because we all know my artistic ability is zilch and I don’t want to waste macaroni noodles. 😛
PS A paper bag over one’s head is NOT sexy. It’s down right creepy.
Yeah — I’m in. And I think I already have an interesting idea.
That’s a really cool idea. And I love the picture of the eye– is it you?
Woo-hoo! I’m touching lives : )
Ooh, you spice up my life, Cate! Then we’ll declare that day National Redhead Day! 😀
Nisa, looking at masks online is SO FUN. I also like looking at red ball gowns on ebay.
Thanks, Ray! I knew that I could count on you. 🙂
Katey, I hope you’ll participate! Yay, drama! Yes, that’s a cropped picture from Halloween three years ago. I’ll stick the whole thing up one day, maybe.
That had better be all you’re touching, Natalie Sin.
Sounds jolly fun, though I don’t believe I’ve ever worn a mask in my life.
I need Mask Wearing 101
Lesson One: The Need to Breathe
What a fun idea, Mercedes. I love masquerade masks and the seductive mystery that go along with them. I have a pic at the bottom of my blog.
Gorgeous eye pic up above. Amy Brown couldn’t have painted the swirls better herself. Halloween rocks! Best time of year.
Four words:
Phantom of the Opera
Hot. This gets me thinking…which is never good.
The possibilities boggle the mind. I’m in!
Now, where did my daughter stick the mask she wore at Halloween 2 years ago?
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What a wonderfully fun idea! I collect masks from my theater days years ago. I will have to decide which one to don just for this! 🙂
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I’ll try to take the time to do this. I like the idea. I’ve got one, too….
You asked for this, remember that.
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