I like including fashion posts in my authors notes most of the time, but this was an occasion where the dress was so outlandish that I couldn't really find anything for what I had pictured in my mind. Hopefully I'll come across something, though!
I'm glad her past makes sense so far! I hope to write her differently than I did in Godforsaken, because she's not quite at the caliber of sadness and denial and fatigue yet. And, of course, everything (how she grows close to Finnick, her family and friends, etc.) will be revealed in due time.
Thank you soooo much for your comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed the chapter.
As for a sketch or a picture of Kara's gown... I didn't find anything. I just pictured it in my mind--sort of picked something that went with the whole theme I was going for. But if I find one that looks similar, I'll be sure to link it in that chapter's authors note.
Writing about Kara's past is really fun for me. I just worry about it fading in a way that makes sense.
Ahhh!!! I'm so glad you regard Kara in such a way and that you like reading about someone like her. And I'm glad you enjoyed the prologue as well. Hopefully I'l be able to do the sequel justice.
@ Odd!Aud! Yeah, I saved some of your stories to read later and they seem really different from GWC. I should have looked up the rest of your stories before assuming your style was more towards action. I'm looking forward to read "Guilt" and "I'm Never Gonna Dance Again The Way I Danced With You" (:
@ Noblesse Honestly, it really depends on the story that I'm writing whether I allow the character a lot of introspection or not. This one just doesn't seem like the right context to do that kind of thing because it's a pirate story, as you said. And I want the reader to have to figure out how the character is feeling for themselves sometimes, rather than slapping them over the face with what I demand that the character feels.
@ Odd!Aud! I'm a really curious girl so when I realized it was a rewrite, I wanted to read the original version so I could compare both (and I wanted to know what could happen in the new version :P) I don't think you're awful at writing depressed characters, it just seems to me that you're not used to it. Practice is always the answer (: Also, I'm actually glad you don't give us many details about Arabella's mind - it'd be a little bit boring to put some reaaally long text about how she's feeling in the middle of a pirate story - and instead you show how she is through actions. I wish I could do it, I always end up writing forever about what my character is feeling and the plot gets really slow :/
I agree, this version is definitely a lot better than the old one. I felt like there were a lot of inconsistencies in the old one. And I'm awful at writing depressed characters, so the whole "Arabella is depressed" side note just did not work.
I definitely like how the new one is turning out compared to the old one, and I'm glad that you took the time to read the old one!