New York City is a big place but [ CAMERON CLARKSON ], a [ 34 ] year-old [ CIS MAN ] has made it their home in [ GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN ]. In this city you can be anything you want to be and [ HE ] is a [ YA AUTHOR & BOOK EDITOR ]. Described by loved ones as [ PROFESSIONAL, FUN-LOVING, AND KIND ] but those wanting to bring them down might say they are [ LAZY, MYSTERIOUS, AND PLAIN-SPOKEN ] but I guess that is up to everyone else to decide! You never know who youâre going to meet around here, but weirdly they look like [ HENRY GOLDING ] - what are the odds?
tw: divorce, car accident, death
ABOUT.
Name: Cameron Clarkson. Nicknames: Cam. Age: Thirty-four. Date of birth: September 23rd 1988. Occupation: YA Author/Book editor. Romantic/sexual orientation: Heteromantic/pansexual Birthplace: Christchurch in New Zealand, although considers New York his real hometown as he moved there at 6 months old Current Location: Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York Time in New York: 34 years Faceclaim: Henry Golding
Cameron was born in New Zealand while his mom was out there on an extended gap year, so it was never really set in stone where heâd end up growing up. In the end, however, they returned to his momâs state, eventually ending up in New York.
He was raised in the Upper East Side, so pretty much wanted for nothing as he was growing up.
However, he was the kid who didnât seem to fit in anywhere, so eventually he used his sense of humour to his advantage, playing the class clown.
In the end he didnât have too many friends, but he had one who was close, who lived over in Brooklyn and they pretty much lived out of one another's pockets. At one point he might as well have moved in with their family as he was at their house so much.
At the age of six, his parents went through a messy divorce, effectively splitting the family in two. He went with his mom, his younger sibling went with his dad.
A year later he suddenly lost the hearing in his left ear. The doctors put it down to emotional stress, but there was no real way of knowing.
Still struggling to fit in, he turned to his imagination, getting lost in worlds of complete make believe. Fantasy was his favourite. Elves, dwarves, vampires. He read The Hobbit more than 20 times in the few years that followed.
He would write stories, put on plays with the few kids he did befriend. And in the end, that was where his life would lead him, to fantasy books that would sell millions and a movie deal to follow.
University was next, along with dead-end jobs in bars to get him through. He only managed a year and a half into his degree, though, finding himself unable to concentrate, so he dropped out again. From then, working in bars and takeout joints pretty much became his life.
He wrote in his spare time, mailbox constantly full of rejection letters. It was a stream of disappointment for him.
At 23 that things finally began to look up and he met his soon to be wife while locking up one night. Before long they became the best of friends, then their family became three... and then four. The wedding came last.
It was at 27 that he got somewhere with his writing, Serena finding the letter that held his fate. A three book deal in young adult fiction was soon offered to him and everything changed.
When he hit book three, however, disaster struck. On a night out, Serena and her friends had gotten into an accident. His wife was gone. Just like that. He didnât get to say goodbye.
The final book fell to the wayside and for a year be barely did anything, not really knowing how to get through. But his children forced him out of it; he finished the book, he moved into editing, focusing on someone elseâs work for a change.
Itâs been a bumpy ride, one thatâs taken him all over the country during the last year or so and, at some points, left him chasing after his work. Heâs making it work, though, heâs getting through, forcing himself to.
HEADCANONS.
Cameron owns a black and tan Jack Russel called Gimli. Because he is both small and mighty.
Heâs read The Hobbit around 50 times now and it will always be his favourite book.
He recently had a brief fling with the actor playing the lead role in the movie adaptation of his book series.
Cameron picks up a new tattoo for every success he has in life (or what he considers a success anyway). Currently heâs up to number six. His wedding, his two children, and each of his books. Heâs pending on number seven for when the movieâs released and how it does.
WANTED CONNECTIONS.
- younger adopted sister; can be any ethnicity, around the age of 25-30. - sister/brother-in-law; sibling/s of his late wife. - childhood best friend; they were inseparable once they found one another, almost like siblings, and things havenât really changed much since. - childhood/school friends; anyone he was close to growing up in manhattan. - high school sweetheart; his first love. - ex/exes; from before he turned 23 & met his wife. ( avery pierce ) - itâs more than complicated; they work together, they canât get enough of one another. - flings, fwb, one night stands; anything that isnât serious. heâs not really moved on since his wife. - that notorious fling; the lead of the movie of his books that he had a fling with. - fans of his previous works; anyone who was a fan of his book trilogy. - fellow gym rats; heâs a bit of an addict these days.
