What does an author look like?

When you close your eyes and try to picture the quinisential author, what/who do you see?

I mean, when prompted with 'football player' you probably think of a big, muscular guy. 'Basketball player' probably summons images of someone tall. How about librarian? Do you suddenly picture a woman in glasses maybe? Okay, so these are stereotypes, but at the same time they are stereotypes because they are common.


So what is the stereotype of an author? What is the first image that pops in your mind? W...