Mango Ruby Red, which is probably why I'm on a sugar high.
Sometimes the name comes first. It just comes and I play around with it in my mind. Most of the time it is unintentional, an escape when I get bored--which is frequently. Then, the story forms around the name.
Then sometimes, I'm thinking of this story and I'm visualizing the characters, their personalities and their backstories. The name just comes. With this particular series I'm working on now, I looked over some early cultural Norse names and chose names that embodied my characters. I also had to think about pronunciation because I wanted the fluidity of how the name falls off the tongue to assist in the understanding of the character (if that makes any sense). I didn't want it to visually or phonetically interrupt the story.
Okay, you guys can go back to what you were doing...?
I love some of the ones that have been chosen.
"The Fountain" has to be one for me. Every I watch it I glean something new.
"To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June." ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
Writing
is a job,
a talent,
but it’s also
the place to go in your head.
It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.”
~Ann Patchett, Truth and Beauty
I've met a few Lushies that have flown through since I've been here.
Only one was the right person and it was under the right circumstances.
“Drop jealousy, drop envy, they make you ugly, be loving, be accepting, and most of all, be happy just the way you are.”
~Tamara Brown