Visual Model

One little snippet of advice I picked up at the Writer's Conference in February: know what your characters look like. Even if you don't sit down and describe every facet of their appearance, at the very least the author needs to know the details anyway. It's better to just have that image secured away in mind because you never know when small bits will work their way into the character as you go.

I doubt I am making much sense, but since this is just my personal place for notes on my writing, who cares?

Anyway, last week I was taken aback when I found an actor who seems to personify the physical appearance I'd imagined for Zachary. It was really cool to realize there was someone out there who could "play" Zachary for my own imaginative purposes.

Here are a couple photos of Ben Barnes, who it turns out is playing Prince Caspian in the movie that comes out in May. Guess what movie I'M going to have to see in the theater as soon as possible.

The face is weirdly similar to what I'd always pictured for Zachary. Now picture this guy with all-black eyes. It's him!