Shaunie G is here, looking adorable!

First name and last initial:
Shaunie G

Where are you from originally or reside currently?
I’m based in Georgia. 

How long have you been cosplaying?
Since 2008/2009ish

What characters have you cosplayed the most?
I have cosplayed a lot of Scooby Doo characters and I have cosplayed Elizabeth from Persona 3 Atlus Games a lot. 

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Who or what inspired you to cosplay?
My old high school , ASMS, holds this event that’s sort of a little convention just for the students called geekfest and my friends persuaded me to cosplay for it. 

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What do you do when you aren’t cosplaying (day job/hobbies)?
I work as a data analyst for a SaaS Tax company and I spend my time playing a lot of tabletop games and video games. 

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What costumes have provided the biggest challenges/rewards so far and why?
My Nuka Cola Girl from Fallout, Making a large Nuka Cola gun without a guide or pattern was pretty challenging, but I was able to pull it off and it made me feel a lot more confident in my ability to figure out how to make props.  Any cosplay that involves a weapon prop I tend to find challenging.  My Twinelle Cosplay from Arms involved big hair as props and figuring out a way to do that with the hair being posable was something that drove me up a wall, but I was incredibly proud of it. 

What is the best advice you would give to other cosplayers of color?  
My personal philosophy is to not feed the Trolls. I’m big on blocking.

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What one thing could the cosplay community do better when relating to one another?
I’m not sure, maybe just remembering at the heart of it all cosplay should be fun and cosplay shouldn’t be harmful.