Yesterday, after completing edits on my first two chapters and synopsis and sending them in to a contest, I decided to make character sketches instead of writing more. My pictures are limited by the magazines and catalogues I have: The Economist, Backpacker, Martha Stewart Living, JCrew and Victoria Secret. I didn’t get many photos of my hero, but Martha had a great big picture of an old fashioned sailing vessel that was perfect for him.

This is my collage of my Heroine. For those of you who have read the first few chapters (Daddy and Laura), do you think my vision of her character comes out in my writing?