Katherine Frances's Blog, page 67
March 9, 2018
kristensnotebook:
“There is a map tucked in his back pocketand...
“There is a map tucked in his back pocket
and his lips twitch like an undecided compass
before he grins.
She’s always had atlases
in place of irises,
stacks of packed bags
napping
in her closet.
She knows what it’s like
to have a head covered in clouds
to peer at pastel dreams
through an airplane window.
One day, he might ask her to run away.
One day, she might just say
yes.”
- Kristen Costello
March 8, 2018
"And all she loved, she loved with a little sadness in her heart."
- Juansen Dizon (via remanence-of-love)
Guide: Naming a Town or City
There are many things to keep in mind when naming the town or city in your novel:
1) Genre/Theme/Tone
It’s very important to consider the genre and theme of your story when choosing a town name. Take these names for example, each of which indicates the genre or theme of the story:
King’s Landing (sounds fantastical)
Cloud City (sounds futuristic)
Silent Hill (sounds scary)
Sweet Valley (sounds happy and upbeat)
Bikini Bottom (sounds funny)
Radiator Springs (sounds car-related)
Halloween Town (sounds Halloween-related)
Storybrooke (sounds fairytale-related)
2) Time/Place
It’s also important to consider the time and place where your story takes place. For example, you wouldn’t use “Vista Gulch” as a name for a town in Victorian England. You probably wouldn’t use it for a town in modern day North Carolina, either. Vista is a Spanish word and would normally be found in places where Spanish names are common, like Spain, Central and South America, the southwest United States (including southern California), Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Florida.
3) Size/Settlement Type
An isolated town of 300 people probably won’t be Valley City, but a sprawling metropolis of 30 million could be called Windyville, because it could have started out as a small town and grew into a large city.
4) Geography
Words like gulch, butte,and bayou tend to be regional terms. You probably wouldn’t find Berle’s Bayou in Idaho, or Windy Butte in Rhode Island.
Words like mount, cape, and valley are dependent upon terrain. Most of the time, you won’t have a town named “mount” something unless there are hills or mountains nearby. You wouldn’t use “cape” unless the town was on a cape, which requires a large body of water.
5) History
Is there a historical person or event that your town might be named after? The Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is ironically named after its founder, Jebediah Springfield. Chattanooga, Tennessee is named after the Cherokee town that was there first. Nargothrond, in The Lord of the Rings, is an Elvish town with an Elvish name.
6) Combination of Words
person name + geographical term = Smithfield, Smith Creek
group name + geographical term = Pioneer Valley, Settlers’ Ridge
descriptive word + geographical term = Mystic Falls, Smoky Hill
person name + settlement type = Smithton, Claraville
landmark + settlement type = Bridgton, Beaconville
Word Lists:
Types of SettlementsGeographical Features
Place Words
Common Suffixes
Other Descriptors
Try a combination of two words from any of these lists. :)
Yaaay! I was looking for this one forever! No need to update this one. :)
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I could have had any ‘hobby’ in the world.
And I chose writing.
Why
I do not feel like people choose their hobbies. I feel hobbies choose their people.
This hobby could have had anyone in the world.
And writing chose me.
Why
March 7, 2018
writing tip #2066:
writer’s block might mean that you’re being a little bitch
wip: so, when are you going to start working on me again?
me: new story who dis?
