An Author’s Life In Pictures – 1

• Posted on 29th July 2012
• in Blog
• by Erin Blakemore

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When I do book events, I get asked lots of questions about what it’s like to be an author. I then proceed to disabuse my audience of any romantic notions about such a life. Ha! (Sob.) This is to be an occasional photo series about just that life.

I’ll start with the work that’s in front of me right now: Working on a book proposal. I’ve received extensive edits from my agent, which has lead to a list of missing scenes/things that need to be done better. In order to make the work more fun, I am using a ridiculous Hello Kitty pen I bought in the clearance bins at Target. This picture doesn’t exactly show you the sparkle of the ink, but it hints to a death scene I need to breathe some life into…

 

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