I wanted to draw Sookie, but I didn't want to do the Merlotte's outfit, since that's been done a hundred times already. Instead, I drew her enjoying the new coat she receives at the end of book four.
(SLIGHT book spoilers below- nothing major)
"I knew, as sure as I knew my name, that tomorrow he would send me another coat, in a big fancy box, with a big bow on it. It would be the right size, it would be a top brand, and it would be warm.
It was cranberry red, with a removable liner, a detachable hood, and tortoiseshell buttons."