The tattoo on her butt

This morning I was taking a final look at Huntress, the second story of My Fair Warrior Chronicles series. The story publishes next week. Yea! As I scanned a scene, I saw a description of a Maltese cross tattooed on the butt cheek of a character named Jess. When I put that tattoo on Jess's ass, I didn't know how important of a character Jess would become in the later stories. I've finished the next two stories, Midas and Cassandra.  Jess runs around naked in both, and there is no mention of a tattoo on her behind.

I haven't sent either of those stories to the eXtasy  Books editors, so I can still add the tattoo.  This sort of thing is more than just description.  Details like the tattoo allow the writer different ways to delve into the characters.  Here's how I used Jess's tattoo in Cassandra:

I twist to see my ass in the mirror. Firm and rosy, and not showing a bruise. Jess's butt tattoo makes her backside irresistible. Maybe I should get one.

Let Paul decide. The thought goes through my head like a spear. I hold the sink to keep from falling. I strain to see an image of his face. It's as if hes' turned his back on my memory. His elusiveness makes me angry. Fine. I'll follow my phone's advice. Lick the cunts you're with.

One of the problems writing a series such as my Fair Warrior Chronicles is in keeping track of how the individual characters look and act. Each of the Fair Warrior stories is written from a different point of view. The main character is meeting many of the characters from the earlier story for the first time.  Everything is new to that person, and needs to be described from their point of view.  The characters grow as their relationships change. I don't know if the tattoo on Jess's ass will touch the thoughts of any characters in the stories I haven't written. Hopefully I won't forget it again.