Remember when I said that Emma Roberts has that Jenna look sometimes?
So in my writing, fashion and clothes play a big part. Well, maybe not 'big', but, I definitely go into detail. Because, hey! I'm a Project Runway nerd. :)
And so some of you may be wondering what Jenna's dresses look like. Or, maybe you just don't give a *shirt*, but, whatever. I care. : ) (pardon the wheezywaiter reference, I couldn't help myself!!! click on the link there to watch his latest video, and you might be confused if you're not an avid watcher like I am, but he's pretty funny most days, and the editing on his videos rocks! At the end of each video he puts a 'wink' from a viewer that sends one in.)
Anyways!! I describe a few dresses in BLUE, and people seem to have a lot of different ideas about the style I try to convey. BUT! Never fear! When I was in Japan (where a lot of my writing was done) in 2008, I drew pictures!!! :D
K, so this one is the dress that Jenna wears to go salsa dancing with Spencer. :) It's red, and the sash is black.
And this is the one that she gets when she goes shopping with Ruth in Paris. Oooo~ It's supposed to be a deep royal blue.
This is the dress that Ruth buys for that same occasion. It's a lovely light lavender. (sorry this pic isn't very clear.. My camera was freaking out.)
And this one--wait, what? How'd this get in here..? :) This is Ben and Jenna in class. Hehe ~
So! Yay for clothes!! Sometimes I wonder, what if I don't ever finish Book 4 and I DIE tomorrow?!?!? Then no one will know what happens!!!! That would be SO tragedies. (um, if you don't get that joke, then you're obviously not a nerdfighter. heh!)
She could ALSO almost, almost, sort of sort of be Jenna. :) Course, she needs to be a little older and have black hair, not brown, but YEAH! I still haven't found just the right person to be her yet. guh... I look at pictures on Flickr and find things that look like my book, but one step at a time! Let's get published!
So I made my very first slideshow! Pardon it if it's not that great, but I was listening to music and had my folder of pics relating to my book open and going on a slideshow and was like, "people need to see this!" So I made it! It doesn't have the particular song I wanted, because iTunes is dumb, but it's got my second choices there. :)
So if you've got a minute or two, or ..six.. then have a sit, listen to some cool music, and look at some awesome pictures!
Last night was one of those nights where the creative inspiration gates were wide open! I was listening to some music, thinking about my books, and then just started to pick up where I had left off in Book 2.5. It started out slow, and then it was like BAM! I *knew* what I needed to write, and knew where it was going and was so excited about it! So excited, in fact, that I stayed up until 1 am.... oops! I only went to bed then because my head was heavy and I was super tired. But I could've written so much more if I'd been awake.
I love those moments! :)
Who is Jenna?
I had a very good friend just recently read Book 1, and as she loves to draw, asked me who Jenna looks like since I have pictures of people I think look like some of my other characters. Well, honestly, I haven't found a perfect match. Sometimes I see people randomly, at the grocery store, at my job, or when I'm walkin' around, and I'm like, "Oh WOW, that is Jenna!!!" But unfortunately I never get pictures of any of them because 1. that would be creepy and 2. They are long gone by the time I think about it.
So! I've built up my collection of "Book Pictures", and there are a few who have some of Jenna's traits, but no one person adds up to who she really is yet. Here are the candidates thus far though:
Emma Roberts:
I saw this picture of her and was like, 'whoa! that might be Jenna!' But then I realized that Emma played Nancy Drew in the new Nancy Drew movie, and that kinda turned me off to her. But she's kinda got the look, although I'm not sure she's tall enough, or has a hard enough look to her. Maybe when she's older?
Next: Kara Housten
I don't know how I found her, but I saw this picture of her and liked it for Jenna. Other pictures I didn't like so much, but this one sort of works. But Kara has perhaps *too* hard of facial features...
Next: I don't remember who this is, but she was on Gossip Girl for a few episodes and I thought she might be able to pull Jenna off. But no, she looks too soft. Jenna does not have little girl dimples! :)
Last: my favorite picture to date! And it's one of the first I found. :)
Natalie Portman:
Now, Natalie looks very much like the softer, feminine side of Jenna in this photo. I love it! But in other pictures and watching her in movies, I don't think she would really fit. Natalie's smile is too big, haha :)
Alright, now for the good stuff!!!!
Who is Ben?
My first choice will always be:
Zac Efron!!! Look at those EYES!
From the very beginning, when I was first writing, Ben was fashioned after Zac Efron. But I think both actors DEFINITEly got have the look!!Maureen Johnson, author of manymany YA novels, posted a video through vlogbrothers today on how to get an agent. :) And although I think I knew this already, it's always good to hear it again.
She also posted a blog about "how to get an agent", and it's sarcastic in that everything she tells you do, actually you are NOT supposed to do! (she says this at the end, so while you read the post you're like, "huh? i AM supposed to that?" and then you find out, "NO! DON"T DO ANY OF THIS!!!") haha
http://maureenjohnson.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-write-query-letter.htm
Sometimes I freak out about how I have to be an expert on fencing, horses, horseback riding, warfare and all types of crazy crap! (not really crap, but i just had to throw in that Strong Bad reference. ^^) Luckily, I have 'internets' and a boyfriend who helps me out sometimes.
I'm always on the lookout for pictures that remind me of my book, and lately I've found some good ones! Some of them were like BAM, that is IT!
Like this one. I really like it, although I probably couldn't tell you exactly why.
I also found this pic online that I thought was cool for an animated pic. :)
I did a search for castle ruins and found this one. So cool!
So that's all for now. I'll try to start writing more. Because as you write, then you have more inspiration for MORE and then even MORE! :D
