It’s publication day! And I have a competition for you..
Amna, over at Amnawrites is keen to get her mitts on the contact details of the gorgeous boy on the cover of my books. Sadly, Jane Donald the talented designer at Frances Lincoln who created the covers claims she has no idea who he is. The pictures are stock from an agency and there is not even an individual photographer’s name to go on. (I for one would not be surprised to find that this is not true at all and that Jane has had long arduous casting sessions to find just the right boy, and, having found him, has hidden him away somewhere.)
But surely there must be some plausible lookalikes out there. If you know someone who’d look Joe-like in a hoodie, then get a picture. Or if you have a possible celebrity in mind, that’ll do. Send me your pictures at almosttrue@hotmail.co.uk and there’ll be a signed copy of When I was Joe for the winner. And another copy for the picture that makes me laugh the most.
In the meantime I have some candidates. When I was writing Joe I found a picture of the lad who plays Freddie on Skins (boy in grey hoodie above) and thought he looked just like Ty. Unfortunately when I saw him act in Skins he wasn’t like Ty at all – too gormless. But I still like this picture.
Then there’s Joe McElderry (in the blue hoodie) - but he’s a bit toothy and smiley. And someone mentioned Jonathan Rhys Meyers (no hoodie)- yummy, but a bit old. I’m sure you can do better.
The deep eyes and chiselled good looks (not gay) remind me of Jude Law. I've sent you a pic.
ReplyDeleteYay for launch day!
ReplyDeleteooh that Skins guy is CUTE. Definitely gormless on the show though.
ReplyDeleteJude Law is far too old. And too blond (although Ty is blonder naturally I suppose).
ReplyDeleteCat - yes, a sad disappointment on screen. He has a mouth like Rio Ferdinand's.
Should 'older' women really spend so much time and effort on a young boy? (Not their son, I mean.)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I think so Bookwitch. We're looking, not touching. As long as we don't do the full Sam Taylor-Wood.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in the process of finishing "Near Edgware" I was picking up my daughter's friends to take to a party when I realised one of the boys was Caleb. He strolled out of a house I'd never been to before fastening leather jacket, looked up when he reached the streetlight and I was shocked! She was new to the school - I had never seen him before - but - height, colouring, tentative grin - he was the image of Caleb I'd been working with in my head!
ReplyDeleteThe boy who became Matt I saw in Asda shopping with his mother - checking his appearance, not with mirrors, but with the looks he got from every teen girl walking by!
*blushes profusely*
ReplyDeleteAnd the skins guy is really cute. <33 him.
This is such an awesome contest.
Joe McElderry is far too happy a soul to be Joe. Hmmm...this is going to take some thinking about. I need to check if it is legal to take random photos of hodded teenagers on the street. I'm pretty sure it is...
ReplyDeleteI'd like to enter a photo of my brother, but I don't think he'd like that all that much :D So I shall go a-hunting.
ReplyDeleteshh i've got an entry but the subject has no idea what i'm going to do to the pic.
ReplyDeleteHaha, I did wonder if you would enter...
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