{"id":5225,"date":"2020-06-23T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T17:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=5225"},"modified":"2020-06-23T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T17:59:37","slug":"casting-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/23\/casting-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting Call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now that I&#8217;ve finished my Reaper book, it&#8217;s time to share some behind-the-scenes info!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"20\" data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-orig-size=\"760,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif 760w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-600x16.gif 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-250x6.gif 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wondering how I cast the starring role in my book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/reaper_mc.jpg)\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Coming up with the right character type for my protagonist was one of the most important steps in writing this book<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"20\" data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-orig-size=\"760,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif 760w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-600x16.gif 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-250x6.gif 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/casting-call-38537404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Head over to my Patreon page<\/a> for a post on how I chose his character type and why I feel it suits him and the story perfectly!<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that I&#8217;ve finished my Reaper book, it&#8217;s time to share some behind-the-scenes info! 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