How I Created Jarvis the Sand dollar

In Dolphin Princess, Silhouette has a steward (or someone responsible for looking after someone or something important) named Jarvis. For Jarvis, I had to really think outside of the box on this one.

I remember watching The Little Mermaid, as soon as I called it a day on brainstorming ideas for my book; and I noticed that the character Sebastian the crab was responsible for looking after Princess Ariel. You would see him tagging along after her, making sure she wasn't getting into trouble. Seeing this movie gave me an idea on what my princess needed: Silhouette needed a chaperone, or in this case, a steward.
Though, I didn't want my steward to be all worry-wart like Sebastian, and I wanted the steward to be different--not another sea creature. Perhaps something that Silhouette can easily hold and/or have riding on her back. And out of nowhere, I thought sand dollar. "What? A sand dollar?" I remember thinking. But then again, that was thinking outside of the box. I thought maybe this sand dollar would have magic of his own, and he would be able to communicate with Silhouette, and be a voice of reason for her. In hindsight, his character could be both a hybrid of Sebastian and Jiminy Cricket.

So, that's why you'll see Silhouette holding a sand dollar on the front cover of Dolphin Princess, because that's Jarvis being her steward, and looking out for her, despite the danger that lies ahead, of course.

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Veronica Gonzalez