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Primary theme: World of Aramatir (Setting for The Champion Trilogy) Glossary
Secondary Theme: World-Building Questions and Thoughts
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Faith – Queen of
Rrysorria, and Princess of Wylandria, married to King Stephen Merdreni of
Rrysorria, and sister to 13 brothers (including Liam) – all princes of
Wylandria.
Far Isles – a
string of islands South and West of Destiny Island in the Western Sea
Farrald Severn –
Clara’s father, Shepherd Teacher
Ferris – a former
Champion of Septily
World Building Question for the Day: How do you find place names?
Sadly, as you may note in my list above, the Far Isles are named for their location. They are "far" away from Septily . . . think about the distance of the Pacific Coast of the United States to Hawai'i. However, when I named them I just couldn't seem to think of a good name so they became the "Far" Isles. And I never changed it. I keep thinking that maybe, just maybe, they will get their own name in book 3, at least if Evalyn (from yesterday's list) ever gets a say in the matter. She might just have to tell everyone that "actually, in their native language the name of the Island chain is ____"
Since my first book, I have been researching place names and making lists of the ones that I like best or that I think will fit in my books. What do you do?
I brainstorm alien-sounding names for people, places, and objects for about twenty-thirty minutes and then match them up to what needs to be named.
ReplyDeleteDon't hate me because I'm lazy.
However, for my current manuscript, I wanted the alien names to have a British feel, so I did research for some unusual ones. Some I changed a little, some I didn't.
Alex - you are way more creative that I am! Wow! 20-30 minutes and that's it. I'm going to have try a mass name brainstorming session like that and see what happens.
DeleteI look for two things. What sounds good and what fits with the language of the area.
ReplyDeleteBrandon Ax: Writer's Storm
Place names are always so difficult to come up with. It honestly feels 100x harder than character names!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean.
DeleteI actually like Far isles--it's nice and simple and doesn't distract from where the place is--far. Sounds good to me :) As far as place names go, a lot of them come from some amalgamation of words I pull from some symbology book mixed with a word from some language that, typically, I just think sounds *neat* (while is fitting, of course!)
ReplyDeleteI like the way you come up with place names, Randi Lee!
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