Camera Obscura

So my job for the last week has been to take pictures of places where Leviathan is set. Namely, towns in the old Austria-Hungarian Empire and glacial landscapes in the Alps.

Between this photo-taking and pitching my books at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, there hasn’t been much time to blog. Or even to think of what to blog. But here’s something to gnaw on. Here are my research photos for the illustrator of Leviathan (who shall remain nameless until the official announcement, which is soon).

I post them here for all to see, and to imagine what stories shall occur in these places.

Also, I would like to thank skiers everywhere for providing an economic incentive for the creation of low-level fly-overs of the Alps in relative safety. What did authors do before ski-lifts? Walk everywhere?

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66 thoughts on “Camera Obscura

  1. These pictures looked suspiciously like Leavenworth in the Washington state, or is it the other way around . . .? Any way, I’m really excited about Leviathan!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. WOW !!!!
    Leviathan is going to be super-Uber-Fawesome.
    Great now I’m all hyper well better go do something interesting

  3. Hey peeps. I’m at school, got some free tiem onnthe computer. I just got the first Midnighters book, and I’m so super excited about the fact that my library ACTUALLY had the book!!!
    Wish me luck in loving Scott-la even more ๐Ÿ˜‰

  4. This whole week has been like superdeeduperdeefast
    AND NOW IT’S FRIDAY!!!!
    THIS IS AWESOME!!!
    Okay, I’m like overly hyper
    hehhehhehhehhehhehhehhehehhehhehhehehehehehehehehehehehhejkhnfjksFHjksdfhk af;wharuiwurfjewfrhejkfsdkfmsdklfjafif90w37eru82ui340983irkmfawesdc k kdguKAJSKLJLKFJSDLKFJSDIO AWOIQ3U84 923U87 a09 09#$(r #(pรขโ‚ฌยu& 93u wW#$R (URULFKJD#@($ !$@#^%^*(*$#$EW IFUERIOT UI
    HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    and now I’m bored…

    WE GOT CANDY IN SPANISH!!
    But we had to wear Me Gusta T-Shirts

    and next week is Riley Week
    Tuesday is nerd day
    I’m wondering why I have to pay a dollar to look like

  5. ok this is really ramdom but i want to knwo what you think
    so my crappy school is haveing a really crapy book fair but of course the gem is scott-sama’s books and you know the papers they giveout saying some of the books that would be there well extras is there and it has this awful summery and at the end of it its like “be careful what you wish for” and im like wtf this is a scifi book not fantasy and aya-chan liked it when she became famous so do you people think that is really applicable (sp)

  6. that’s…weird… Haddy-la
    you’re right-Aya liked being famous, and how everything turned out…
    you’re school must, well, suck.

  7. wat, did u guys not like extas or something??? it was amazing! but i like pretties the bes out of all the uglies books!

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