Not My Forte

I am not someone who enjoys being in front of a camera. I’d rather be taking the picture than be in the pictures–which is odd since when I met mi esposo back in the dark ages, he was a photography major and worked in the photo lab where I met him. This isn’t to say that I’m a photographer. I can take a snapshot, but let’s just say I cut off a lot of body parts in my photos.

Anyway…I have a short story coming out in an anthology, and the publisher requested videos of the authors reading excerpts of their work for the Kickstarter. So, mi esposo, Myrtle the Younger, and I set about making a video for “On the Rocks” for Detectives, Sleuths, and Nosy Neighbors. While we were at it, we did one for “A Vague Threat,” the story I have coming in Sisters in Crime North Dallas anthology, Notorious in North Texas. Since both stories are noir and set in the 50s and 40s respectively, we tried to keep the historical vibe in the videos. Mi esposo set about video editing and gave me one to preview.

Which I promptly deleted.

I don’t like seeing pictures of myself, but hearing my voice was HORRIBLE! What is it about seeing yourself on camera or hearing your voice recording makes us want to throw up? It’s more than simply being overly critical of myself–it was a visceral NOPE!

Needless to say, when the other anthology announced the need for a brief video clip, I said no. I wasn’t the only one. Instead, the authors that don’t want to do videos can provide a graphic for their story. Thank you, Baby Jesus!

Both anthologies are coming out in April or May. I don’t have specific dates yet, but keep your eyes peeled here for the announcements.

T