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Terrible photo of a page in my sketchbook. It’s half-lit by my computer screen because the lighting in this room tonight is not great for this.<\/p>\n
I had a lot of fun playing with these scribbly ideas. Pretty sure the influences include the amazing Emily Hare<\/a>, Elsie the cat (who lives with Mary Robinette Kowal<\/a>), and my own yearning for more books and bookcases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Playing with scribbly ideas. 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