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So this is a little insight into how my mind words (ie, "badly").

When I was researching Australian history for The Dead Isle, I came across this photograph of an Australian soldier from WWI.



The first world war is a much later era than the one I was dealing with, but in the early draft I set it aside as one of a few images that inspired the way I picture Jack in my head.

Then I forgot about it, and it ended up in the Steampunk section of my image archive.

Eventually, once The Dead Isle was published, I started on a sequel, Pirate Country.

Which opens with Jack. WEARING THAT HAT.

"Just watching it all go," Jack replied, settling the wide-brimmed, edge-tipped hat back on his head. "It'll run fine without me. Practically already is."

"Bet you wish you were down there elbows-deep in the guts of an engine," she said.

"Maybe."

"Come inside, Jack, the train's leaving soon."

Today I found the image again and laughed at myself for a good minute solid.