On Naming Characters

Naming characters is maybe one of my favourite things in the writing process. It’s fun, interesting, and sometimes a little frustrating. I’ve been writing in one way or another since I was a kid, and for my 12th birthday one of my best friends bought me a baby names book. She probablybought it for me just so I’d stop calling my characters thingslike Topaz and Obsidian. I think that book really sparked my interest in names and their meanings, and yes, I did stop choosing ridiculously frivolous...