Writing Novel With Two Aspie Girls circa 1890

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Hello,

I’m writing a book about two aspie artist girls, two sisters, circa 1890, and how they grow up. It will be called “Marion and Stella” and I’ve been working on it for about a year.

To find out about me, please check out my website http://www.dainakrumins.com
Illustrations will be very, very, very important, and critical for the story. I need some help with the photography of the girls.

Here’s my plan: I need to find families with girls who would be willing to take photographs of them in 1890’s costumes. I will sew the costumes, as I did for one of my films called “Summer Light,” and will mail these costumes to you along with some instructions about photo angles.

Unless you live within 50 miles or so of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, I cannot come to take the photos, but it would be simple to do. Also, the illustrations will be primarily about the girls’ world.

If you have any suggestions or ideas about how to go about finding families that would be willing to help with this project, please contact me directly at [email protected] .

Any ideas, links, networking ideas, or any other information would be appreciated.
Thank you for considering this request.

Daina

Jane Eyre seems pretty Aspie. Are you modeling one of your characters on her?

Jane Eyre certainly has some aspie traits but I'm not modeling
Marion or Stella after her. They have their own personalities which
are developing more and more as I write.

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.

I wish you luck!

Could you provide excerpts to us? It seems like a very interesting premise you're working on.

I don't want to post excerpts here, but a number of people are helping me with the writing.

Or, really, they will be helping me once I get a rough, rough draft written.

If you would like to help, and I would certainly appreciate it, please contact me at [email protected]

Daina