Hello Meagan :) I was re-reading the Starbound Trilogy And I thought of this question, not only for the Starbound books but also for Skylark: Why did you choose the characters' names like you did? Lilac, Tarver, Jubilee, Flynn, Sofia, Gideon, Lark, Oren, A

Well, firstly, @amiekaufman came up with Tarver, Flynn, and Gideon’s names. So you’ll have to ask her about them!

For more on the meanings behind the other names in my books, read on.

Skylark Trilogy:

Lark and Oren have symbolic names. There’s bird and cage imagery throughout the Skylark trilogy, and the lark is, of course, a bird. Larks are very plain to look at but have beautiful voices, and I wanted a bird name for my character that carried that sort of symbolism–plain and unassuming on the o...