Okay! Here are the answers back from Taylor, the girl who’s “Mina” on the cover of Sucks to Be Me! Thanks to everyone who asked questions!
So, what’s it like to see your face on a bookcover?
Well, I guess the word to describe it would be “interesting”, haha. It’s a little bizarre to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my face on one of the shelves, but cool at the same time.
In what ways are you most like and not like Mina?
We are both very sarcastic, but Mina is a lot tougher than I am! If a girl like Raven came up to me and told her to stay away from someone, I would stay away from that person, haha. I’m not nearly as brave or outgoing as Mina. She’s a lot better at talking to people than I am. I’m a bit awkward in real life. :0
Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Sure! I guess my favorite thing to do is draw. I draw everywhere, all the time, even on my homework… which I doubt my teachers appreciate. I like normal stuff, like listening to music and hanging out with my friends. Other than that though, I’m kind of a hardcore nerd, haha. I read comics and I love science fiction and fantasy. Nerds are awesome, though!
How did you get the job of being the Sucks to Be Me cover model?
Well, the art director saw my picture and thought that I looked like Mina, and that was pretty much it!
Are you on any other book covers?
Nope! I’m not a professional model by any means. I’ve never really modeled for anything else; this was my fifteen minutes of fame, haha.
What did you think of the book?
I really liked it! I loved the characters (especially George… he was my favorite), and I loved how the vampires in the book are just normal people, as opposed to stereotypical freaky gothic bloodsuckers. I also loved the concept of a “blood bar”, where vampires just hang out and dance. The fact that people can choose whether they want to become a vampire or not is cool too. I loved everything, haha! I definitely think of vampires in a different way now. I can’t wait for the next book to come out!
Have you ever had someone say to you “you look a lot like the girl on the cover of this book” and not know its you? (sorry really want an answer to that one)
Actually, that’s never happened to me before! That would be kind of funny though.
If there were a movie of the book made, would you want to play Mina?
It would be awesome if the book were made into a movie, but no, I would not like to play Mina. I’m horrible at acting, so hopefully they would hire someone with a lot more skill than me!
What do you want to do when you grow up?
Wow… well, I’m not really sure. I really like science, and I hope that I can become some sort of biologist in the future. But I also love art, so I was hoping to combine the two into some crazy hybrid art/biology job. That would be very cool.
Thanks Taylor! And thanks for “being” Mina!