Wattpad brings you a guest post from Emily Mah Tippetts, author of “Someone Else’s Fairytale,” about her writing inspiration:
I hit upon the idea for my novel, Someone Else’s Fairytale, while looking through entertainment headlines one day. What if, I thought, I had a character get hit on by a fictional Robert Pattenson, and what if she really, really didn’t care, hadn’t seen his movies, and didn’t think he was all that good looking? The idea was too funny to pass up.
Many of you will be familiar with Danny Evan’s “star make-unders”. He states, more convincingly than I ever could with mere words, how stars derive their looks from strict lifestyles, makeup artists, stylists, and airbrushing.
They’re just people, after all. Very rich, very well known people, but the same species as all of us.
When I set out to create my Hollywood heartthrob, Jason Vanderholt, I put in a mix of flaws and strengths. He’s a person who’s not an angel, but not a demon either. He’s average. My main character, Chloe, is not all that interested in appearances. The only man who’ll win her heart is one she can trust. While Jason won’t stop hitting on her, she’s also got a best friend who seems to want more than friendship. Forget the usual storytelling formulas; to find out who wins, you have to read the book.
My portrayal of someone from Hollywood as a regular person isn’t supposed to ridicule him, because normal people don’t deserve ridicule. As funny as it is to look at these pictures of stars photoshopped onto average bodies, I don’t see this as a criticism of average people. Looks are, as they say, only skin deep. For people who make a living from their appearance, they are of the utmost importance. I can certainly understand why individuals who have their faces projected on giant screens around the world are obsessed with how they look.
By the same token, celebrities who do maintain their appearance are not superior to the rest of us. They may be better looking, in better shape, and have more money. I find it sad, sometimes, how many people are willing to sign up to the cult of celebrity, though. There is a lot about fandom I don’t understand. Someone Else’s Fairytale is a love story between two people who can look past the hype and forge a connection. It’s sequel, Nobody’s Damsel, will be out early next year.
-Emily M. Tippetts
Read Someone Else’s Fairytale on Wattpad!
Hollywood A-lister, Jason Vanderholt, falls for everygirl, Chloe Winters, who hasn’t bothered to see most of his movies. She is the woman every other woman in America is dying to be, but it just isn’t her fairytale. The book is for sale here:
http://www.amazon.com/Someone-Elses-Fairytale-ebook/dp/B006JD115K/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top