Anna Day
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Release Date: 4th January, 2018
UK Publisher: Chicken House
Synopsis:
Cosplay ready, Violet and her friends are at Comic-Con.
They can’t wait to meet the fandom of mega movie, The Gallows Dance. What they’re not expecting is to be catapulted by freak accident into their favourite world – for real. Fuelled by love, guilt and fear, can the friends put the plot back on track and get out? The fate of the story is in their hands ...
I am honoured to have Anna on my blog today, talking about one of my favourite events in my annual calendar, YALC!
Over to ANNA DAY, author of THE FANDOM:
I went to YALC/Comic-Con
for the first time last July to promote my debut novel The Fandom. What better place, as part of the book is set at Comic-Con
in the very same building, Olympian National Hall. I’d done loads of research
online, read blogs and watched YouTube videos, and got a taste of the vivid
world of cosplay. So I was very excited, and a bit nervous, to finally go there
in person. Excited to be part of something I’d only imagined, and nervous I’d
imagined it all wrong.
Well I was
not disappointed. And I like to think, for a moment, I felt just like the
protagonist, Violet. Completely awestruck and overwhelmed by it all. Olympia
was every bit as vast and stunning as I’d hoped, and the cosplayers were even
more convincing and colourful than I’d envisioned.
The above
photo shows the first group of cosplayers I approached. I’m a Lord of the Rings fan, and was instantly
struck by how realistic their costumes were. I was a little anxious, introducing
myself in a slightly hesitant voice, asking if I could chat to them about their
costumes and have a couple of photos. Honestly, I felt like the little nerd
trying to get in with the cool gang! But my concerns were completely unfounded.
They were such a lovely bunch of people, so welcoming and happy to talk. They
told me about their costumes, which were all hand made by the lady dressed as a
hobbit. She was such a talented seamstress, the detail in the costumes was
astounding. They totally gave me the confidence to approach other cosplayers,
who were all equally as nice. Below you can see me posing with some more
amazing cosplayers (next year I am totally going in costume … it’s in print, no
take backsies!)
I think this
is what stayed with me the most from visiting Comic-Con; the sense of comradery
amongst cosplayers, bound together by their passion for creativity, stories and
all things geektastic. My research had served me well in terms of writing about
the venue and the costumes, but I think it was only then, that moment at
Comic-Con, I realised what an honour it was to have written a book dedicated to
all things fandom.
Anna Day is the debut author of THE FANDOM, out now, priced £7.99. Get your copy here and follow the conversation online using the tag #jointhefandom!
Get your copy now, at all good bookstores!!
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