First things first, I sent Maka a description of my character Evelyn Vale with my idea for the artwork. Artists typically haven't read your story so it's important to provide details and context. 

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This is what I sent:

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Physical description: Shoulder length black hair with a natural curl, short in stature, thin, plain features - slender nose, round face, rosy lips and cheeks, big brown eyes, thick lashes, pointed chin.

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Age:  31

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Clothing: simple pale blue dress with the collar ironed flat against a V-neckline that ended in buttons at the center, fitted waist, A-line style skirt.

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Prop: Black and silver typewriter on an old mahogany desk

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Setting: Beautiful mahogany shelves lined the walls, full of books begging to be selected. A rolling ladder rested in the corner but could be moved around the room. A fireplace nestled into one wall with a bronze horse sculpted in mid-gallop on the mantle, and a couch and two chairs sat in front of it with a large desk behind the couch with papers and books stacked neatly. On the opposite wall were a smaller table and chair facing a tall window. A typewriter sat on the table with papers strewn about, and one in the platen. This is a room in an old gothic manor. This probably takes place in the 1930s.

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Just for background context of the house: Blackthorne House watched me. Its three stories towered as if poised to swallow me whole. The gray sky reflected the moodiness of the sprawling Victorian house, with its cathedral influence of dark symmetry and lancet windows staring like hollow eyes. Four evenly spaced stone buttresses stood guard on the facade, grounding the manor, while decorative pinnacles crowned the roofline like jagged teeth behind steep gables. 

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Art concept: Evelyn sitting or by the desk with the typewriter. Maybe a slight suspicious look or one that knows something you don’t. There is also a black cat in the story who would be on the floor near but not next to Evelyn (if you wanted to include).