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Hi, Pat,

Thanks for posting. I just now finished answering a post that was almost the same as yours — which means I haven’t been too strict about describing my characters lately. Ouch.

When I write, I know somewhere in my mind what they look like, even though I don’t usually think of details like eye color. It’s true that I always used to read and supply my own descriptions, and I think that attitude has spilled over into my writing.

BUT — I see Chase as fair, nice-looking, broad-shouldered and approaching 5′ 10″ tall even though he’s pretty young. Same with Yash, both of them being athletes. Donovan Curtis would be dark-haired with lively pale gray eyes, not very tall, and slender. Cooper Vega would also be on the smaller side, sandy-haired, blue-eyed. And Jett? Jett is Mr. Perfect. Your choice.

I don’t guarantee that I would see them the same way twice, but that’s what they look like as I type this.

Thanks for your interest, Pat.                                                                        —–Gordon Korman—–