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Fetch me pretty boys
Copyedits were expressed to NYC today. I would have sent them out yesterday, but the Northeaster kept me homebound.
First on the agenda was a trip to Kinkos to photocopy the copyedits*, prior to their mailing. I was surrounded by frantic taxpayers photocopying their returns while I serenely hogged a machine and proceeded to photocopy my novel, much to their dismay.
Back to the pretty boys--this weekend as I was at the writer's retreat, a few of my fellow writers were startled to find that I had taken a break from writing to surf the internet, looking for pretty boys. I explained that part of my writing process is to find an actor who resembles my character and then print off their picture as a reference. This helps keep physical descriptions consistent, so characters don't change hair or eye-color midway through the novel. I already have the major characters for the first two books, but needed to add to their number.
Here's Lieutenant Burrell, a supporting character in THE SEA CHANGE, who will be elevated in importance in the final book, and thus warrants his own photos. Mmm, isn't he pretty?
*Yes, I'm obsessive compulsive and photocopy everything just in case a meteor strikes the DHL delivery truck, why do you ask?
First on the agenda was a trip to Kinkos to photocopy the copyedits*, prior to their mailing. I was surrounded by frantic taxpayers photocopying their returns while I serenely hogged a machine and proceeded to photocopy my novel, much to their dismay.
Back to the pretty boys--this weekend as I was at the writer's retreat, a few of my fellow writers were startled to find that I had taken a break from writing to surf the internet, looking for pretty boys. I explained that part of my writing process is to find an actor who resembles my character and then print off their picture as a reference. This helps keep physical descriptions consistent, so characters don't change hair or eye-color midway through the novel. I already have the major characters for the first two books, but needed to add to their number.
Here's Lieutenant Burrell, a supporting character in THE SEA CHANGE, who will be elevated in importance in the final book, and thus warrants his own photos. Mmm, isn't he pretty?
*Yes, I'm obsessive compulsive and photocopy everything just in case a meteor strikes the DHL delivery truck, why do you ask?
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I *try* to be organized at the start of each book, but by the end I'm devolved into chaos.