I sent off a proposal last week for a series I really want to write. It’s World War II. Europe. Art. Need I say more?

I had to revamp the proposal quite a bit before sending it off because the heroine needed to be an American. Quite a change from Italian, but I have completely fallen in love with the revised heroine and her issues. You know she has to have issues!

So I made her a photojournalist. I wanted her to have a unique reason for being in Europe and found some amazing women to base her on. So then I needed a camera that a reporter would have used during that time period. My amazing husband jumped on Google and had the perfect camera in two shakes.

But not only did he find a camera that would work great. He also bought one for me! I had no idea, until he handed it to me last night. His reasoning? A photo and description wouldn’t be enough to let me know what the heroine was holding and using. I love this man.

And can I just say, he’s right. Out of the gate, the thing that surprised me is how heavy the camera is. That’s something I would have never guessed from looking at photos. It’s small, but it won’t fit in a small purse. But I can definitely imagine her developing the film in a helmet like some of the photojournalists did!