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Most of you are probably aware that I enjoy creative writing, as well as visual arts. This is the cover art for my current NaNoWriMo project The Pocket. It's a depiction of my main character, Lucy.

As for the novel itself, the following is my plot synopsis taken from my NaNoWriMo profile , where I also have an excerpt posted for those that are interested.

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The Pocket chronicles the lives of two women in Victorian London -- Lucy, a brash, ignorant barmaid and Kitty, a woman of considerable means, but exceedingly scandalous origins.

For Lucy, Kitty symbolizes everything she wishes to be but has never been able to become, and she will stop at nothing to work her own way up to a similar position of luxury and seeming freedom. However, all things come with a price and all actions have their consequences. Lucy's desire to improve her lot in life soon develops into a dangerous obsession that threatens the well-being not only of Kitty herself, but also an innocent gentleman who becomes inextricably linked to both women in ways he never expected and certainly never bargained for.

A study in greed, lust, excess, and obsession, The Pocket explores the dynamics of life and position in a London long faded and turned to dust, even if the issues its citizens struggled with on a day to day basis have not.

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Stock used to help create the artwork used as the backdrop for this cover comes from `lockstock for the figure and sxc for the textures used in the background. The rest is good old-fashioned hand painting by yours truly.

Description
Most of you are probably aware that I enjoy creative writing, as well as visual arts. This is the cover art for my current NaNoWriMo project The Pocket. It's a depiction of my main character, Lucy.

As for the novel itself, the following is my plot synopsis taken from my NaNoWriMo profile , where I also have an excerpt posted for those that are interested.

........

The Pocket chronicles the lives of two women in Victorian London -- Lucy, a brash, ignorant barmaid and Kitty, a woman of considerable means, but exceedingly scandalous origins.

For Lucy, Kitty symbolizes everything she wishes to be but has never been able to become, and she will stop at nothing to work her own way up to a similar position of luxury and seeming freedom. However, all things come with a price and all actions have their consequences. Lucy's desire to improve her lot in life soon develops into a dangerous obsession that threatens the well-being not only of Kitty herself, but also an innocent gentleman who becomes inextricably linked to both women in ways he never expected and certainly never bargained for.

A study in greed, lust, excess, and obsession, The Pocket explores the dynamics of life and position in a London long faded and turned to dust, even if the issues its citizens struggled with on a day to day basis have not.

.......

Stock used to help create the artwork used as the backdrop for this cover comes from `lockstock for the figure and sxc for the textures used in the background. The rest is good old-fashioned hand painting by yours truly.